Rejected petition Reject any proposals to place shotguns onto section 1 FAC's

The government is proposing to place shotguns onto section 1 of The Firearms Act which would effectively require any purchase to be authorised prior and authority to obtain recorded on a Firearms Certificate (FAC).This would create unneccessary delays and overwelme an already burdened process.

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These tighter restrictions to an already strict Act will create unneccesary delays in the process of purchasing or acquiring a shotgun. Conditions will be placed on their use. These proposals will undoubtably increase the workload of already over burdened licensing departments creating even longer delays.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for the same action:

Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/750236

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Date submitted 18 November 2025
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