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Have a clearly defined definition of the word "Weapon" to be used in Law.

Submitted on Tuesday 1st December 2015

Published on Tuesday 15th December 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 15th June 2016

Signatures: 53

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Law ~ Schools

Petition Action

Have a clearly defined definition of the word "Weapon" to be used in Law.

Petition Details

The word "Weapon" is used to describe many things but usually means any item which is employed in the execution of visiting injury upon another. The Scottish Government intend to introduce the licensing airguns and intends to call it an "Air weapons certificate".

Additional Information

Through all current Firearms legislation there is use of the word "weapon". If a weapon is any item used for the purpose of visiting injury upon another then, surely, to employ an "Air Weapon" as a weapon would contravene current legislation. Some may argue that guns were designed specifically to be weapons. This is true but so were the javelin, the discus and the shot.Sports departments, in schools, don't store these in a "Weapons Store" though. Our shooting club uses firearms not weapons.


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