Firearms law in the United Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:age	18 years
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:England gptkb:Northern_Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:certificateRequires	secure storage background check character references good reason
gptkbp:certificateValidFor	5 years
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Home_Office police
gptkbp:excludes	antique firearms deactivated firearms firearms for historical reenactment firearms for pest control firearms for sporting use
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Firearms law in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:issuedBy	local police
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Firearms_(Amendment)_(No._2)_Act_1997 gptkb:Firearms_(Amendment)_Act_1997 gptkb:Firearms_(Amendment)_Act_1988 gptkb:Firearms_Act_1968 gptkb:Violent_Crime_Reduction_Act_2006
gptkbp:moreRestrictiveThan	United States firearms law
gptkbp:penalty	imprisonment fine
gptkbp:prohibits	possession of automatic firearms possession of certain semi-automatic firearms possession of handguns (with exceptions)
gptkbp:publicOpinion	generally supports strict regulation
gptkbp:regulates	manufacture of firearms possession of firearms sale of firearms transfer of firearms use of firearms
gptkbp:relatedTo	public safety crime prevention gun control
gptkbp:requires	firearm certificate shotgun certificate
gptkbp:reviewedAfter	gptkb:Hungerford_massacre gptkb:Dunblane_massacre
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Firearms_(Amendment)_Act_1988
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7