Scottish Government statistics track firearm and shotgun certificates issued under the Firearms Act of 1968. These National Statistics provide official figures on legal firearm ownership in Scotland. The dataset was last updated on July 8, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in legal firearm ownership based on certificate statistics.
- Modeling public safety outcomes related to firearm prevalence.
- Assessing the impact of firearm legislation over time.
- Comparing regional firearm certificate rates within Scotland.
Strengths
- Designated as official National Statistics by the Scottish Government.
- Data is governed by the Firearms Act 1968, providing a clear legal framework.
- Last updated on July 8, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Scottish Government
- Time Range
- Data collection likely began with the Firearms Act 1968; specific temporal coverage is not detailed.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.602658; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Scotland