DUNB-9 Response Historic AI-assessed

Amend Firearms Act to allow revocation for lack of good reason

Recommendation

Section 30(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 should be amended so as to provide for - o the revocation of a firearm certificate on the ground that the chief officer of police is satisfied that the holder does not have a good reason for having in his possession, or for purchasing or acquiring, the firearm or ammunition in respect of which the certificate is held; and for partial revocation; and o in the case of the revocation of a firearm certificate in respect of the ammunition to which it relates, the power to substitute different quantities (paras 8.31-8.33).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified in the provided sources regarding an amendment to Section 30(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 to allow for revocation or partial revocation of a firearm certificate if the holder lacks a good reason. The legislation.gov.uk search for 'Dunblane Inquiry' returned no results, and no further published evidence has been identified since the inquiry's report.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.gov.scot, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Dunblane Inquiry — Final Report 16 Oct 1996
Recommendation age 29.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates