PART 6Firearms
I154Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland
1
The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
2
In section 5 (weapons subject to general prohibition), in subsection (1), after paragraph (af) insert—
ag
any rifle with a chamber from which empty cartridge cases are extracted using—
i
energy from propellant gas, or
ii
energy imparted to a spring or other energy storage device by propellant gas,
other than a rifle which is chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges;
3
In section 5(1), for the “and” at the end of paragraph (b) substitute—
ba
any device (commonly known as a bump stock) which is designed or adapted so that—
i
it is capable of forming part of or being added to a self-loading lethal barrelled weapon (as defined in section 57(1B) and (2A)), and
ii
if it forms part of or is added to such a weapon, it increases the rate of fire of the weapon by using the recoil from the weapon to generate repeated pressure on the trigger; and
4
In section 5(2), after “including,” insert “
in the case of weapons, any devices falling within subsection (1)(ba) of this section and,
”
.
5
In section 5(2A)(a), after “weapon” insert “
, device
”
.
6
In section 51A(1)(a)
(minimum sentences for certain offences under section 5), in each of sub-paragraphs (i) and (iii), after “(af)” insert “
, (ag), (ba)
”
.
7
In Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) in Part 1 (table of punishments)—
a
in the entry for section 5(1)(a), (ab), (aba), (ac), (ad), (ae), (af) or (c), in the first column, after “(af)” insert “
, (ag), (ba)
”
,
b
in the entry for section 19, in the third column, for “or (af)” substitute “
, (af), (ag) or (ba)
”
, and
c
in the entry for section 20(1), in the third column, for “or (af)” substitute “
, (af), (ag) or (ba)
”
.
8
The amendments made by subsection (6) apply only in relation to—
a
an offence under section 5(1)(ag) or (ba) of the Firearms Act 1968 which is committed after the coming into force of subsection (6), and
b
an offence under a provision listed in section 51A(1A) of that Act in respect of a firearm specified in section 5(1)(ag) or (ba) of that Act which is committed after the coming into force of subsection (6).