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Closed Gun laws in England Scotland & wales

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This petition is for the firearms laws in England Scotland and Wales
The changes that we would like to see are:

Clearer registration process
Clearer regulations such as (what types of firearm you can and can not own, where you can handle the firearm, etc)
Stringer background checks
Handgun ban to be lifted
Minimum caliber on semi automatics raised to above 556 NATO
And when some ones life is endangered that the use of a fire arm for self defense is viable in court and firearm shooter will have some defense for defending their life

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    This petition will stay open until 12 August 2012.