HC Deb 22 July 1965 vol 716 cc2120-1

Lords Amendment No. 2: In page 1, line 21, leave out from "gun" to end of line 5 on page 2 and insert: or loaded air weapon or any other firearm (whether loaded or not) together with ammunition suitable for use in that firearm shall—

  1. (a) be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds or both;
  2. (b) unless the firearm is an air weapon, be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine or both".

Mr. George Thomas

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

This Amendment is even more purely drafting.

Mr. Richard Sharples (Sutton and Cheam)

This Amendment makes a considerable difference in the wording of the Bill. It is the result of Amendments moved from both sides in another place. It makes a considerable improvement in the reading of the Bill, and also in its possibility of understanding.

Question put and agreed to.