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<p><del class="ministerial">The Government and police work nationally, and with international
partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14,
firearms were used in a small and diminishing proportion of total police recorded
crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3%. Following the firearms surrenders in
Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands in 2013
and 2014, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) co-ordinated firearms
surrenders in the majority of the Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014
and 2015, resulting in the surrender of over 6000 items.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As
of 7th January 2016; 3,864 firearms and over 13,000 items of ammunition have been
recovered following the November 2015 firearms surrender, with 934 weapons being recovered
prior to the November surrender. Of those items recovered in the November surrender
(discounting ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns), items include:</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">• 516 pistols;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 473 revolvers;</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">• 1,226 shotguns;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 243 rifles;</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">• 873 air weapons</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This brings
the total volume of firearms surrendered in the last eighteen months to 4,798. If
ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns are included this comes to over 6000.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">Following publication of the Law Commission’s report on firearms
law published on 16 December we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current
legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>The
Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce
the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were
used in a small proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10
was 0.3% </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Figures
from the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) show that in 2013 and 2014,
there were 757 weapons recovered in firearm surrenders undertaken in the Leicestershire,
Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police Force areas. </em></ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Building on
the success of these surrenders, NABIS co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority
of the remaining Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting
in the recovery of 5,468 weapons and over 17,000 items of ammunition. The items recovered
included:</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><ul><li><ins
class="ministerial"><em>588 pistols; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>479
revolvers; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>1,850 shotguns; </em></ins></li><li><ins
class="ministerial"><em>416 rifles; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>1,269
air weapons; and,</em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>866 other items
including gas guns, stun guns, CS sprays, BB guns and blank firers.</em></ins></li></ul><p><ins
class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>The total
number of weapons recovered from all forces in England and Wales as a result of these
surrenders was 6,225. </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"><em>Following publication of the Law Commission’s report on firearms
law published on 16 December 2015 we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current
legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals</em>.</ins></p>
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