I have worked closely with UK ministersto strengthen the law, including the introduction of a new offence of possessingan air weapon in a public place without reasonable cause and banning the importand sale of certain weapons.Next year the Violent Crime ReductionAct will increase the age for owning an air weapon to 18 years; purchase will berestricted to outlets run by Registered Firearms Dealers only, and a new offenceof indiscriminate and reckless firing of an airgun from private premises will becreated.