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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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