§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many handguns were taken illegally from(a) firearms dealers, (b) police, (c) the armed forces, (d) members of the public, (e) a common carrier while in transit and (f) firearms clubs, in each year since 1992 in each police force area in Scotland up to the latest available date; what was the largest number taken at any one time; and what were the descriptions of the firearms taken as recorded by the Police. [21840]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 19 December 1997]: The information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been(a) killed and (b) injured by (i) legally held handguns and (ii) handguns illegally owned or used in each police force area in Scotland in each year since 1992; and for how many deaths and injuries it had not been determined whether the handgun used was legally or illegally held. [21837]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 19 December 1997]: The tables below detail the number of persons (a) killed and (b) injured by pistols or revolvers held (i) legally and (ii) illegally, in each police force area in Scotland in each of the years 1992 to 1996. Information has also been provided on the number of deaths and injuries caused by a pistol or revolver where it was not possible to determine whether or not the weapon was legally held; either because no accused was identified or the weapon was not recovered.
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Number of persons killed by a pistol or revolver, 1992–96 Legally held pistol or revolver Illegally held pistol or revolver Legal possession of pistol or revolver not determined 1 1992 Grampian — — — Strathclyde — — — Total — — — 1993 Dumfries and Galloway — 1 — Strathclyde — 2 — Tayside — — — Total — 3 — 1994 Fife — — — Lothian and Borders — 1 — Northern — — 1 Strathclyde — 1 — Total — 2 1 1995 Lothian and Borders — — — Strathclyde — — 1 Total — — 1
Number of persons killed by a pistol or revolver, 1992–96 Legally held pistol or revolver Illegally held pistol or revolver Legal possession of pistol or revolver not determined 1 1996 Central 2 17 — — Strathclyde — 1 — Total 17 1 — 1 No accused identified or an accused identified but pistol or revolver not recovered. 2 The figures for 1996 include the 17 fatal injuries which occurred at Dunblane. In addition to the number shown above, there were a number of fatalities in which the weapon was not identified therefore it was not possible to determine either the type of weapon or whether or not it was legally held. There were two such cases in 1994, six in 1995 and one in 1996.
Number of persons injured by a pistol or revolver, 1992–96 Legally held pistol or revolver Illegally held pistol or revolver Legal possession of pistol or revolver not determined 1 1992 Central — — — Lothian and Borders — — — Strathclyde — 2 1 Tayside — — — Total — 2 1 1993 Central — — — Dumfries and Galloway — 3 — Strathclyde — 2 1 Tayside — — — Total — 5 1 1994 Central — 2 — Fife — — — Lothian and Borders — 1 — Strathclyde — 1 — Total — 4 — 1995 Fife — 2 — Lothian and Borders — 2 1 Strathclyde 2 — 4 Total 2 4 5 1996 Central2 14 — — Lothian and Borders — 2 — Strathclyde — 2 3 Total 14 4 3 1 No accused identified or an accused identified but pistol or revolver not recovered. 2 The figures of 1996 include the 14 injuries which occurred at Dunblane. In addition to the number shown above, there were a number of injuries in which the weapon was not identified therefore it was not possible to determine either the type of weapon or whether or not it was legally held. There were 11 such cases in 1994, 15 in 1995 and seven in 1996.