HL Deb 19 December 1960 vol 227 c832WA
LORD MANCROFT

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cases involving illegal possession of a firearm have been before the courts this year, and whether this figure is an increase on previous years.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR (VISCOUNT KILMUIR)

The only available figures relate to the Metropolitan Police District. The numbers of persons prosecuted for being in possession of a firearm when not holding a firearm certificate issued by the police were as follows:—

  • 1958, 20;
  • 1959, 25;
  • 1960 (to 14th December), 23.
These figures do not include cases in which a person having unauthorised possession of a firearm was dealt with for some other offence.

House adjourned at eleven o'clock.