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Shane Adrian GILMER · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 5 May 2021•County of the East Riding of Yorkshire and City of Kingston-Upon-Hull

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Concerns raised2

  1. Lack of police records of crossbow ownership, storage and circulation
  2. Lack of ongoing regulatory control or licensing requirements for crossbows
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Lack of police records of crossbow ownership, storage and circulation

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“Evidence was heard from all police witnesses who were called, that unlike shotguns and firearms, which are subject to regulation and a record of ownership, no such provision applies to crossbows. The Crossbows Act 1987, as amended, controls the possession of crossbows by persons under 18 years throughout the United Kingdom. Once sold there is no on-going control, record or licensing requirement for these weapons, unlike those in place for firearms and shotguns, pursuant to the Firearms Act 1968 as amended. The police have no record of who owns crossbows, how they are stored, the number that are in circulation in the community and so forth, yet evidence was heard about the power and lethal capabilities of these weapons, as well as the fact that they are essentially silent. Over the last few years, there have been some high profile incidents and killings that have involved the use of these weapons and the present case is unfortunately another example. ”

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Lack of ongoing regulatory control or licensing requirements for crossbows

Wider context from the report

“Evidence was heard from all police witnesses who were called, that unlike shotguns and firearms, which are subject to regulation and a record of ownership, no such provision applies to crossbows. The Crossbows Act 1987, as amended, controls the possession of crossbows by persons under 18 years throughout the United Kingdom. Once sold there is no on-going control, record or licensing requirement for these weapons, unlike those in place for firearms and shotguns, pursuant to the Firearms Act 1968 as amended. The police have no record of who owns crossbows, how they are stored, the number that are in circulation in the community and so forth, yet evidence was heard about the power and lethal capabilities of these weapons, as well as the fact that they are essentially silent. Over the last few years, there have been some high profile incidents and killings that have involved the use of these weapons and the present case is unfortunately another example. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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