Petition The UK should remove the moderator (silencer) licensing requirement for firearms

Moderators (silencers/suppressors) are designed to reduce the volume of a gunshot. Modern shooters & those around them deserve the best in hearing protection, and moderators can help provide this. They should be treated as a safety measure, without the need for expensive FAC variation.

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In many countries throughout the world, moderators are treated as devices to protect the hearing of shooters and those around them.

Removing the requirement for a moderator to be held on a Firearms Certificate would help shooters to further protect their hearing, and would reduce the effect the sound of shooting has on other people & the environment. Furthermore, it would also help reduce police workload as police would no longer have to process certificate variations for moderators.

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39 signatures

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Date closed 13 October 2016
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