Bill · started in the Commons
Firearms and Hate Crime Bill
A Bill to prohibit the keeping of pump action firearms in homes, with exemptions for professional pest controllers and farmers; to make provision about medical requirements for holders of firearms certificates; to make provision about the disclosure of mental health concerns relating to holders of firearms certificates; to extend offences of stirring up hatred to cover hatred on the basis of sex or gender; to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in sentencing for violent crimes; and for connected purposes.
The story so farThe Firearms and Hate Crime Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 20 July 2022 by Luke Pollard (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 20 Jul 2022
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 Nov 2023.