§ Ms Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to reduce the(a) sale and (b) purchase of replica guns in the UK. [114079]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthIt is difficult to devise a suitable working definition for the purposes of restricting the sale or purchase of replica firearms. We are, however, introducing in the Anti-Social Behaviour Bill a new offence of having an imitation firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.