Recommendation 65

There are differences in requirements which applicants must meet, in order to obtain firearms licences and shotgun licences. Although legislation related to air weapons is devolved167, Superintendent Duncan told us that “the air weapons test is effectively the same test that would be applied to a firearm”168 - further highlighting the difference between these requirements and the requirements for shotgun licences. We have heard calls from witnesses for shotgun legislation to be brought into line with firearms and air weapon legislation.