§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will detail the number of arms found in 1987 under the headings of(a) machine guns" (b) rifles, (c) shotguns, (d) pistols/revolvers and (e) others.
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§ Mr. StanleyThe information is as follows:
Number Machine Guns 23 Rifles 223 Shotguns 76 Pistols/Revolvers 152 Others 108 Note:
"Others" include—Antique weapons, anti-tank weapons, blank firing pistols, replica pistols, replical revolvers, replica sub-machine guns, starting pistols and starting revolvers.
Bullet Firing Shotgun Air weapons/miscellaneous2 Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve1 10 — — Ulster Defence Regiment 178 — 4 Regular Army — — — Civilians 35 91 14 1 Ulster Special Constabulary were disbanded in 1970. 2 Also included in this category are air rifles, humane killers and flare pistols.