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Firearm summit announced Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 January 2008

Scotland is set to host a summit to identify the best way in which to reform firearms laws including those governing air weapons. 

The devolution of powers over firearms to Holyrood is long-standing SNP party policy, but such a move has recently been rebuffed by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has invited Smith to the summit, as well as representatives from stakeholders like gun control campaigners, rural and shooting groups, law enforcement and other interests.

MacAskill said:

“Communities across Scotland are crying out for tougher action to tackle the spread and misuse of firearms, in particular air weapons. Despite welcome past reforms, no responsible government can say the job is done.  Not when firearms casualties in Scotland rose by a quarter last year - one in three of them children - and when cases of attempted murder involving firearms are almost three times that of a decade ago.

“So I'm frustrated the UK Government has refused to consider allowing the Scottish Parliament to act on this issue as our communities want. If Westminster fails to act on our communities' concerns, I do not accept the idea that an approach based on the 'lowest common denominator' does anything other than harm the interests of public safety. I welcome the Home Secretary's suggestion that we work together. So I have invited her to join us in hosting a national firearms summit in Scotland. We have a shared interest in bringing together all of the interests, to ensure the summit acts as a springboard for practical action to tackle the insidious weapons culture that we must not allow to get a grip on our communities.”
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