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Manhunt: Police Officer Shot Dead.

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Original post by Steevee
No legal civilian firearm in this country can :fyi:

The likes of Dunblane saw to that. Three shots is the most you will ever get in succession from a legal firearm in the UK.


Yes, pretty much what I thought.
Original post by Steevee
No legal civilian firearm in this country can :fyi:

The likes of Dunblane saw to that. Three shots is the most you will ever get in succession from a legal firearm in the UK.


That depends what you mean by in succession really. A bolt action rifle fired rapidly could be deemed as firing in succession, so it doesn't necessarily have to be an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.

By 3 shots I assume you are referring to shotguns? That is only the case with shotguns on a shotgun certificate, if they are on a Section 1 FAC the magazine can have a higher capacity that 2 rounds. Then there are also .22 rifles which can be semi-automatic and these do not have a magazine capacity limit as far as I am aware.
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I learnt in law that police officers are indeed under a legal obligation to act even if they are off duty.

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