§ SIR J. BAIN (Whitehaven)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been called to the numerous accidents and 512 cases of murder and suicide caused by revolvers; and whether there is any intention, by licensing the use of such weapons or otherwise, to lessen the dangers arising from their use?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. MATTHEWS,) Birmingham, E.My attention has on several occasions been called to this question. A licence for a revolver is already required by law, as in the case of a gun. But any alteration in the present system of licensing is a matter involving restrictive legislation, which is found to be attended by considerable difficulty, and I do not think that the question can be dealt with by the Government during the present Session.