Firearms

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Dear City of London Police Authority,
1) How many firearm licence holders in force area currently?

2) How many shotgun certificate holders in force area currently,,?

3) How many applications for a firearm or shotgun have been rejected?

4) Scotland only for this question. How many air rifle licences been issued since introduction of legislation? How many applications been refused?

5) What is your force policy if a license holder dies and spouse and such having no authority to be in possession? Last thing they are thinking. Does your licence team have guidelines if so publish please

Yours faithfully,

John Brown

COL-EB-InformationOfficer, City of London Police Authority

Dear John Brown,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

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Town Clerk’s Department
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