Annex
On the 31 March 2002 there were a total of 80,113
firearm holders issued with Northern Ireland Firearm Certificates.
The breakdown of the firearms held by those
certificate holders is as follows:
Overall totals:
| Shotguns | 89,992
|
| Air Weapons | 22,791
|
| Rifles | 14,794
|
| Handguns (including PPW's) | 13,323
|
| (PPW's) | (7,812)
|
| Miscellaneous Weapons | 793
|
Distribution of Personal Protection Weapons:
| Civilian | 3,498
|
| Prison Officers | 1,017
|
| PSNI P/T | 1,211
|
| PSNI Trainees | 32
|
| Ex PSNI and Ex PSNI/R | 1,342
|
| Regular Army—RIR | 577
|
| TAVR | 104
|
| Miscellaneous* | 31
|
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| Total | 7,812
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