Guidance

Adapting shotgun magazines and deactivating firearms

Specifications for adapting shotgun magazines and deactivating firearms.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 31 January 2011
• Last updated: 6 April 2016 — See all updates

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Specifications for the adaptation of shotgun magazines and the deactivation of firearms

Ref: 12.17/12/10

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The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 defines the types of smooth-bore guns which may be held on a shotgun certificate.

This document describes how another type of firearm may be classified as a shotgun if it is adapted in an approved way. It also contains guidance on deactivating firearms.

From 8 April 2016 the deactivation of firearms is covered by EU Implementing Regulation 2015/2403, ‘Establishing common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques for ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable’.

For more information please read the firearms licensing guidance

Published 31 January 2011

Last updated 6 April 2016 + show all updates

1. 6 April 2016

   Note added about EU regulation on deactivated firearms.

2. 31 January 2011

   First published.