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The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 was the second of two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 that amended the regulation of firearms within the United Kingdom. It was introduced by the newly elected Labour government of Tony Blair. The other Act was the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. ==Background== The act was created in response to the Snowdrop Petition following the Dunblane Massacre. The previous Conservative government had followed the recommendations of the Cullen Report on the massacre and introduced the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 that banned "high calibre" handguns, greater than .22 calibre (5.6 mm). This new (No. 2) act further banned the private possession of all cartridge ammunition handguns, regardless of calibre. The only handguns still allowed following the ban were: * Antique and muzzle-loading black-powder guns * Guns of historic interest whose ammunition is no longer available ("Section 7.1" weapons) * Guns of historic interest with current calibres ("Section 7.3" weapons)〔 * Air pistols 〔 * Guns which fall outside the Home Office definition of "handguns".〔 * Pistols used by hunters for humane dispatch. * Pistols for use as personal protection weapons, mainly in Northern Ireland by retired police or prison officers, but also prominent figures who were considered at risk. ;Notes 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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