Scottish Government

Firearms law and related government information

• Firearms Act 1968
• Scottish parliamentary debate on Firearms - January 2008
• Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2007-08
• Home Office Circular on the safe storage of air weapons explaining the effect of section 46 of the Crime and Security Act 2010, commenced on 10 February 2011

Shooting Organisations:

• British Association for Shooting and Conservation
• Scottish Clay Target Association
• Scottish Pistol Association
• Scottish Rifle Association
• Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association
• Scottish Target Shooting Federation
• Scottish Air Rifle and Pistol Association

Gun safety:

• Air Weapons: A Brief Guide to Safety
• Firearms Security: A Brief Guide
• Firearms Security Handbook
• Implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Ban on self-contained air cartridge gun
• Anti Social Behaviour Act: Firearms - Home Office Circular 2004

Scottish Police Firearms Licensing Departments:

• Central Scotland
• Dumfries and Galloway
• Fife
• Grampian
• Lothian and Borders
• Northern
• Strathclyde Police - Tel: 0141 532 2486
• Tayside Police - 01382 596 858

Scottish Police

• Central Scotland Police
• Dumfries and Galloway Police
• Fife Constabulary
• Grampian Police
• Lothian and Borders Police
• Northern Constabulary
• Strathclyde Police
• Tayside Police

Others

• Home Office Firearms Licensing Guidance
• Home Office
• Gun Control Network
• ACPOS
• Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2008
• Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Scottish Community Safety Network
• Trading Standards
• Crimestoppers
• Action on Violence
• Irish Department of Justice
• Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)