§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many privately owned, legally held(a) shotguns, (b) rifles and (c) handguns have been used for (i) murders and (ii) attempted murders in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and the current year to date; and how many of the deaths and injuries were self-inflicted. [102156]
§ Mr. IngramThe Chief Constable has advised me that the information about the number of attempted murders in which legally held privately owned firearms used is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide. Tables A and B, however, show the number of200W murders and suicides involving legally held, privately owned shotguns, rifles and handguns in each of the last five years.
A: Number of murders Year Shotguns Rifles Handguns Total murders 1995 1 0 1 2 1996 3 0 4 7 1997 1 0 0 1 1998 1 0 2 3 1999 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 0 Total 6 0 7 13
B: Number of suicides Year Shotguns Rifles Handguns Total suicides 1995 7 2 0 9 1996 5 0 2 7 1997 12 0 2 14 1998 7 2 1 10 1999 8 1 3 12 2000 0 0 0 0 Total 39 5 8 52