Sentence examples for under the firearms from inspiring English sources

One man was charged under the firearms act while others were charged with drugs and weapons offences.

Pepper spray has often been used in unprovoked attacks or robberies and is illegal in the UK under the Firearms Act.

The new powers suggested for civilian police staff and police support volunteers include administering fixed penalty notices, conducting searches and carrying CS or PAVA sprays, which are considered weapons under the Firearms Act.

A third says: "I just have to have enough faith this will be effective against dogs, lions, wolves or whatever else the government sees fit to reintroduce to wreak havoc on human life …" Amazon declined to comment on its illegal sale of a weapon banned under the Firearms Act 1968.

The UK Home Office has clarified the rules against 3D-printed guns, finally stating unequivocally that 3D-printed firearms are prohibited under the Firearms Act 1968.

At the moment, people who deal in guns are mostly charged with separate offences under the Firearms Act, which carry sentences of up to 10 years, but ministers have been persuaded of the need for a specific new offence with a tougher penalty.

Despite the sale of dangerous weapons by Amazon and other sellers using its UK site, official literature from the company stipulates: "Products sold on the Amazon.co.uk site must comply with all applicable laws … Items classified as weapons under UK legislation including the Firearms Act 1968 and the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 are prohibited".

Under the new program, the firearms bureau will also provide a list, to any manufacturer that asks for it, of that company's guns that have been traced to a crime in the previous year, along with the name of the dealers who sold them.

Amid America's ongoing gun debate in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, US congressman Steve Israel recently called for a ban on 3D guns under the Undetectable Firearms Act.

The tommy gun had been regulated under the 1934 firearms act.

3D-printed guns are also still required to contain some metal, under the Undetectable Firearms Act, to set off detectors.