Petition Ban (military grade armour piercing) 0.50 or higher calibre rifles in the UK

Despite the overwhelming support for strict gun control in the United Kingdom the Government is failing to ban certain military-grade guns in its new Offensive Weapons Bill.

This is unacceptable and places the British public at direct risk.

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https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/offensiveweapons.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-46377250

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-ban-50-caliber-offensive-weapons-bill-sajid-javid-violence-a8657046.html

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Date closed 3 July 2019
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