§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing how many legally held firearms were stolen during 1988 from(a) the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, (b) the Ulster Defence Regiment, (c) the British Army, and (d) civilians; and if he will give a breakdown of weapons stolen as (i) bullet firing, (ii) shotguns, (iii) air weapons, and (iv) miscellaneous, including blank firing weapons, muzzle loading weapons and antique weapons.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 8 November 1989]: The information is as follows:
Legally held firearms stolen during 1988 RUC/RUCR UDR Regular Army Civilians Bullet firing 9 1 4 16 Shotguns 0 0 0 54 Air weapons/Miscellaneous1 0 0 0 13 1Miscellaneous includes: Blank Firing Weapons, Muzzle Loading Weapons, Antique Weapons, Tranquiliser Guns and Starting Pistols.