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Northern Ireland. 2020 ‘Number of Licensed Firearms Holders 2020.’ Response to Freedom of Information Request No. F-2020-00377, p. 1. Belfast: Police Service of Northern Ireland. 1 January
Relevant contents
Number of firearm certificate holders
Request 1
How many firearm licence holders in force area currently?
Request 2
How many shotgun certificate holders in force area currently?
Answers 1 and 2
There are currently a total of 55,917 firearm certificate holders in Northern Ireland.
Note: In Northern Ireland we have one type of certificate which authorises possession of firearms and shotguns. We do not distinguish between firearm certificates and shotguns certificates. There is no provision within the Firearms (NI) Order 2004 for shotgun certificates.
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https://www.psni.police.uk/advice_information/our-publications/lists-and-registers/disclosure-logs
-2020/organisational-information-and-governance/