Prohibition of Small-Calibre Pistols

Part of Firearms (Amendment) Bill – in the House of Commons at 5:30 pm on 16 June 1997.

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Photo of Nicholas Soames Nicholas Soames Conservative, Mid Sussex 5:30, 16 June 1997

Can my hon. Friend help me, in view of the woefully inadequate summing up by the Minister of State? Everyone—including the Minister, although he does not understand it—acknowledges the extraordinarily high standards of safety, competence and skill of gun clubs, yet the Minister will not accept the amendment, presumably on the ground of safety. What is it that is so unsafe about this?