By Laura Chesters
The Home Office has launched a fresh consultation on what constitutes an ‘antique firearm’. The legal definition is being reviewed as part of the provisions for the new Policing and Crime Act 2017 – many of which came into force in May.
The ‘antique firearm’ consultation follows an initial study undertaken by the Law Commission in 2015. It concluded that an ‘antique firearm’ should be determined not simply by age but by whether or not it uses an obsolete cartridge type or firing mechanism.