Firearm Legislation
EDM number 646 in 1995-96, proposed by Tony Banks on 20/03/1996.
That this House demands that Her Majesty's Government take early action to strengthen significantly existing gun law provisions to ensure that all weapons covered by licence and all weapons available for sale or hire should be registered on a centralised computer system, that no licence is issued until a thorough check has been made on the suitability of applicants including a full psychiatric assessment, that every gun is covered by an individual licence, that a ban is imposed on automatic and semi-automatic weapons and that all guns covered by licence are lodged in local police stations.
This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 20/03/1996 | Newham North West | Proposed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 21/03/1996 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Tom Cox | 21/03/1996 | Tooting | Signed | |
| Angela Eagle | 21/03/1996 | Wallasey | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 21/03/1996 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Lynne Jones | 26/03/1996 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Bill Michie | 26/03/1996 | Sheffield, Heeley | Signed | |
| Terry Davis | 27/03/1996 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
| Mike Hall | 27/03/1996 | Warrington South | Signed | |
| Eddie Loyden | 27/03/1996 | Liverpool, Garston | Signed | |
| Ken Purchase | 27/03/1996 | Wolverhampton North East | Signed | |
| Bill Etherington | 28/03/1996 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
| Neil Gerrard | 28/03/1996 | Walthamstow | Signed | |
| Greville Janner | 02/04/1996 | Leicester West | Signed | |
| Terry Rooney | 17/04/1996 | Bradford North | Signed | |
| David Clelland | 18/04/1996 | Tyne Bridge | Signed | |
| Diane Abbott | 25/04/1996 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Signed | |
| Don Touhig | 15/05/1996 | Islwyn | Signed |
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