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>where handguns are entirely illegal Handguns aren't entirely illegal in the UK. If I'm not mistaken then, roughly speaking, what the law prohibits is rifles b
by 2038AD 7y ago
>where handguns are entirely illegal
Handguns aren't entirely illegal in the UK. If I'm not mistaken then, roughly speaking, what the law prohibits is rifles below a certain size. In the UK it is possible, for example, to legally own long-barrelled pistols and old flintlock pistols. Another caveat is that the ban doesn't apply in Northern Ireland.
I don't think this really detracts from your point at all.
- matthewheath 7y agoThe full criteria on what makes a weapon illegal to possess can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5. The law mostly concerns itself with the length of the barrel, the firing mechanism, and the ammo cartridge size, as well as the ability to discharge noxious substances.
- 2038AD 7y agothanks!