§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table in the Official Report
OFFENCES OF ROBBERY RECORDED BY THE POLICE IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN USED: METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT AND CITY OF LONDON Total Shotguns* Pistols or revolvers Air weapons Imitation or supposed† firearms Other firearms 1969 336 111 137 11 66 11 1970 330 113 131 16 63 7 1971 379 136 149 13 70 11 1972 377 171 126 12 58 10 1973 358 149 146 9 45 9 1974 419 140 196 26 53 4 1975 654 222 271 41 108 12 1976 754 276 336 36 96 10 * Includes both long-barrelled and sawn-off shotguns. † Firearms which the victim believed to be present, but were not seen by the victim, were not fired, and of which there was no subsequent evidence. Figures for 1977 are not yet available.