§ 118 Mr. McGovernasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider making a further appeal to the public to surrender all firearms that are unlicensed, fixing a time limit and intimating that after that official date any firearm found in the possession of any person will be regarded as a serious crime and punishment imposed upon any person found in possession of such weapons.
§ Mr. EdeI do not think that the time is opportune for a further appeal, but the matter will be kept under review. With regard to the latter part of the Question, the Firearms Act, 1937, provides severe penalties for the possession of a firearm without a certificate, and I have no doubt that proceedings are taken in all appropriate cases.