Firearms
Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,
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
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7th February 2020
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Mr Brown
Thank you for your enquiry.
The FOI and Data Protection Unit are currently dealing with a high volume of requests and this has impacted our ability to issue responses within the 20 day legislative time-frame.
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I can only offer you my sincere apology for this delay.
Kind Regards
Gillian
FOI Decision Maker
FOI Unit
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Subject: FOI-2020-00377
16th March 2020
Dear Mr. Brown,
FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000
I write in connection with your request for information dated 7th February
2020 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 7th
February 2020 concerning:
Firearms Certificate Holders
Please find attached response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Jane
FOI Decision Maker
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn
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