Since 1968 , the act has been extensively amended . Following the Hungerford massacre , the Firearms ( Amendment ) Act 1988 extended the class of prohibited weapons . Following the Dunblane school massacre , two acts were passed , the Firearms ( Amendment ) Act 1997 and , after the general election that year , the Firearms ( Amendment ) ( No. 2 ) Act 1997 , which in effect banned almost all handguns . The Policing and Crime Act 2017 brought clarity to aspects of the act , following a recommendation from the Law Commission
Hungerford massacre
Hungerford massacre
Firearms Act 1968