§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will institute an amnesty for holders of illegal weapons and ammunition.
§ Mr. MayhewWe are not persuaded that there is sufficient justification for a further amnesty at present.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the dates of amnesties for illegal holding of weapons and ammunition; and how many weapons and rounds were recovered in each amnesty.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information is as follows:
Year Firearms Rounds of Ammunition 1933 16,000 26,000 1935 8,000 151,000 1937 14,000 144,000 1946 76,000 2,500,000 1961 70,000 2,000,000 1965 40,660 1,694,276 1968 25,088 795,162