House of Commons - Northern Ireland Affairs - Fourth Report

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Northern Ireland Affairs - Fourth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 January 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION

The nature of firearms use in Northern Ireland
The law in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The development of the draft Order
Complexity, and the need for consolidation

The proposal for a draft Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Handguns
Air weapons, and the definition of lethality

Controls in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Determining lethality
Misuse of air weapons
Implications of an extension of the certification requirement
Regulation in Northern Ireland

Firearms and young people

The law in Great Britain
The law in Northern Ireland
The moral argument
Video games
Discipline
Finding the right threshold
Supervision

Grant of a firearm certificate (article 5)
The Chief Constable's residual discretion

Appeals
References

Competence
Certificate life
Borrowing and exchange of shot guns
Other issues

Museums
Domestic violence
Imitation weapons
Police management
Guidance
A Firearms Consultative Committee for Northern Ireland

Annex A:

Appendix A: Current Fees

Annex B:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES
MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 67-II)

Wednesday 17 July 2002 (HC 1119-i (Session 2001-2002))
Tuesday 29 October 2002 (HC 1119-ii (Session 2001-2002))
Thursday 14 November 2002 (HC 67-i)
Wednesday 20 November 2002 (HC 67-ii)
Wednesday 27 November 2002 (HC 67-iii)
Wednesday 11 December 2002 (HC 67-iv)

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 67-II)

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Prepared 4 February 2003