§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many legally held firearms there are in Northern Ireland(a) in total and )b) of each type. [6729]
§ Sir John WheelerAt 31 October 1995 there were 133,769 firearms held legally in accordance with article 3 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
These are broken down as follows:
Type Number Shotguns 85,186 Pistols 9,580 Revolvers 3,448 Rifles .22 12,456 Rifles centrefire 1,279 Air weapons 20,982 Humane killers 122 Signal Pistols 118 Starting pistols 87 Collectors items 501 Spear guns 10 Total 133,769