Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Scotland. 2012 ‘Table 4: Shotgun Certificates: Number of New Applications (Granted and Refused), Shotgun Certificates on Issue and Shotguns Held in Scotland as at 31 December, 2002-2011.’ Scottish Government, Crime and Justice Datasets; Table 4. Edinburgh: Justice Analytical Services Division. 28 May
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Table 4. Shotgun Certificates: number of new applications (granted and refused), shotgun certificates on issue and shotguns held in Scotland as at 31 December, 2002-2011
Year: Applications for new firearm certificates(1) Granted - Refused - Firearm certificates on issue - Firearms held on certificate
2011: 1,736 - 41 - 48,726 - 138,939
2010: 1,735 - 37 - 49,449 - 135,987
2009: 1,671 - 22 - 50,308 - 137,768
2008: 1,716 - 33 - 50,021 - 137,881
2007: 1,860 - 31 - 49,213 - 133,940
2006: 1,844 - 18 - 49,974 - 132,181
2005: 1,833 - 26 - 51,029 - 129,630
2004: 1,369 - 31 - 52,409 - 129,218
2003: 1,618 - 38 - 52,421 - 125,395
2002: 1,672 - 46 - 51,778 - 122,551
Sources cited:
1) See Annex 5.4.
Last accessed at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/FirearmsCertDatasets