Gun laws alert targets owners

OWNERS of self-contained air cartridge guns were told today they would face a minimum of five years’ imprisonment if they failed to get a firearms certificate by the end of this month.

The tough new measures come as part of a government crackdown on the weapons.

Failure to secure a firearms certificate will lead to the new five-year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal possession of a prohibited firearm introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.