Extracts from second reading debate (Commons) on the Offensive Weapons Bill - June 27a
Thursday, 28 June 2018 08:25
Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):...It may well be that there are
certain things that my right hon. and hon. Friends on the Treasury
Bench cannot tell the House: there may be evidence from
the National Crime Agency and others that it would be
entirely inappropriate to share with those who are not Privy
Counsellors, or whatever. However, I take the point made by my hon.
Friend the Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier). Like colleagues,
I have yet to find any canon of persuasive...Request free trial
(North Dorset)
(Con):...It may well be that there are certain things that
my right hon. and hon. Friends on the Treasury Bench cannot tell
the House: there may be evidence from the National Crime Agency and others that it
would be entirely inappropriate to share with those who are not
Privy Counsellors, or whatever. However, I take the point made by
my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier). Like
colleagues, I have yet to find any canon of persuasive evidence
that does not lead me, for what that is worth, to the conclusion
that if we harry and pursue the softest targets—those who have a
licence, those obeying the law to the letter and those who have
clearly indicated, in response to consultation, their willingness
to go the extra mile in terms of security, vetting, referencing and
so on and so forth—they will be the ones most affected, without the
concomitant benefit of increasing safety on our streets...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the
Home Department (Victoria Atkins):...A number of
colleagues mentioned clause 28, which is on high-energy rifles. My
right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said at the start of the
debate that we will listen to colleagues’ concerns. I reiterate
that this is not an attack on rural sports; it is a response to the
threat assessment of the National Crime Agency and the
police...
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