Generally, such permits are not made available to private citizens. Summary įully automatic and submachine-guns are "prohibited weapons" and require explicit permission from central government to own. Concerns are raised periodically over the availability of illegal firearms. There have only been five major shootings carried out by a civilian in British history: the 1987 Hungerford massacre 1989 Monkseaton shootings the 1996 Dunblane massacre the 2010 Cumbria shootings and the 2021 Plymouth shooting. Fatal shootings by police officers are extremely rare there were three fatal police shootings in England and Wales from 2000 to 2011. Police in Great Britain are not routinely armed, but are in Northern Ireland. Scotland imposes an additional licensing regime on airguns, which is not mirrored in England and Wales. Handguns are permitted in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man which have their own legislation. However, most handguns have been banned in Great Britain since the Dunblane school massacre in 1996. Subject to licensing, members of the public may own rifles and shotguns.
In the United Kingdom, access by the general public to firearms is subject to some of the strictest control measures in the world. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please see discussion on the linked talk page. This article appears to contradict the article list of mass shootings in the United Kingdom.
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