§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the communica- 140W tion from the hon. Member for West Ham, North regarding the dangers caused by the sale of replicas of Beretta automatic revolvers which, with minor adjustments, can be made into lethal weapons; and, as these are freely available for sale without a gun licence, whether he will take action to prohibit the sale of them to the general public.
§ Mr. CarlisleA replica of a pistol similar to those referred to by the hon. Member has been examined in the Metropolitan Police Laboratory. It could not readily be made capable of firing live ammunition. On the sale of replica firearms, I have nothing to add at present to the answer given to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow, East (Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson) on 2nd December.—[Vol. 827, c. 628–9.]