Children With Firearms, Legally

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  1. Frank Sanoica

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    Seven-year-old among 2,800 children granted gun licences by police in England and Wales

    A seven-year-old is among almost 2,800 children who legally own guns in England and Wales, official statistics have shown.

    Figures released by the Home Office showed that 247 children aged 13 and under, and 2,500 aged 14 to 17 hold shotgun certificates.

    A further 282 14- to 17-year-olds are permitted to own other types of firearms, including rifles and handguns.

    They were among 586,351 people with gun licences as of 31 March after the figure dropped by around 5,000 in a year.

    https://frontier.yahoo.com/news/seven-old-among-2-800-105339200.html

     
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    It’s a good article but I’m sort of holding back on any comment until folks like @Patsy Faye and @Tom Galty have had a chance to offer their perspective to it.
    They may or may not have anything at all to say about it but still, British gun ownership is closer to home for them and they might have a better insight into it.
     
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    I was concerned to read that, but I've been assured as its under certain circumstances - they can't walk around with a gun - the 7 year old in question must be really good at sport !
     
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