Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Firearms_Act_1968
gptkbp:category gptkb:Firearms_law_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1988
gptkbp:citation gptkb:1988_c._45
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1988
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend the law relating to firearms and ammunition; to make provision with respect to the possession, acquisition and use of firearms and ammunition; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:passedInResponseTo gptkb:Hungerford_massacre
gptkbp:prohibits ownership of pump-action rifles
ownership of semi-automatic rifles
private ownership of high-capacity shotguns
private ownership of most semi-automatic and pump-action rifles
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 15 November 1988
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Firearms_(Amendment)_Act_1997
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hungerford_massacre
gptkb:Firearms_Act_1968
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6