§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the evidence on which he has based his decision not to impose any further controls on firearms.
§ Mr. MayhewHaving studied carefully the scope of existing legislation and the extent of the misuse of firearms, we are not persuaded that more stringent controls would have a significant effect on the level of crime, or that the extra work that would result for the police service would be justified.