§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will detail the number of arms found in the current year under the headings of(a) machine guns, (b) rifles, (c) shotguns, (d) pistols or revolvers and (e) others.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 1 November 1988]: The information in respect of the period 1 January to 24 October 1988, is as follows:
Number Machine guns 17 Rifles 204 Shotguns 47 Pistols/revolvers 170 Others 68 Note: "Others" include: antique weapons, anti-tank weapons, blank firing pistols, replica pistols, replica revolvers, replica sub-machine guns, starting pistols and starting revolvers.