§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many murders were committed in Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and of these, how many persons were killed by(a) shotguns, (b) handguns and (c) other firearms.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 July 1994]: The table details the number of recorded homicides in Scotland and shows the number of recorded homicides involving firearms, broken down by type of weapon use, 1990 to 1992.
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1990 1991 1992 Homicides 81 89 137 Homicides involving firearms of which: (a) shotgun 0 3 5 (b) handgun 3 0 0 (c) other 0 4 1 Total 3 7 6
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people charged with causing the death of another person by the use of a firearm of any description in Scotland had authority to possess that firearm in each of the last three years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 July 1994]: Information on persons charged with causing the death of another person by the use of a firearm and the authority to possess a firearm is not collected centrally. However, information is available on homicides involving firearms recorded by the police and the authority of the accused to possess a firearm. The table details that information.
1990 1991 1992 Homicides involving firearms 3 7 6 Cases where the accused held a valid firearm certificate 1 1 0