Firearms Official Information Act proactive public releases (July 2020)

Firearms Official Information Act proactive public releases (July 2020)

Date Published: 
July 2020

In keeping with the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018, and as Administrator of the Arms Act 1983, Police is releasing its responses to some recent Official Information Act requests, where it is considered they contain data and information that has wider public interest.

For more information, go to Firearms and safety.

Reference

Date of request

Information requested

IR-01-20-16962 (PDF 945KB)

18 June 2020

  • Is this another blank gun?
  • Has it been converted to fire real ammunition?
  • If not, why are police AGAIN misleading the public?
  • How many blank guns in the last ten years have been found by police to have had such conversions?