§ Mr. James HillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to control the sale of replica guns.
§ Mr. Charles WardleUnder the Firearms Act 1982 the sale of any imitation firearm which can be readily converted to fire live ammunition is already subject to the same strict licensing controls as real firearms. My right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary agrees with the advice offered to him by the Firearms Consultative Committee that controls on the sale of other types of replicas would be neither feasible nor effective. But he intends to implement the committee's recommendation to extend the range of offences which apply to the misuse of imitation firearms.