[2012] EWCA Crim 1457

In the circumstances, a starting pistol was not a prohibited firearm for the purposes of the Firearms Act 1968 s.5(1)(aba) because it was not readily convertible into a firearm without the use of special skill or of equipment and tools other than those in common use.

CA (Crim Div) (Moses LJ, Underhill J, Judge Inman QC)

06/07/2012