Jamieson takes on Whitehall over guns
New airgun legislation doesn't go far enough, says Justice Minister
Scotland's Justice Minister is calling for further restrictions on airguns after the Home Office rejected pleas for an outright ban.
The new Violent Crime Bill before the Westminster Parliament raises the minimum age for buying or firing air weapons without supervision from 17 to 18.
The restrictions are far short of the full ban or the licensing systems demanded by campaigners after the death of two-year-old Andrew Morton from Glasgow, who was killed when hit in the head by an airgun pellet.
The Minister, Cathy Jamieson, is particularly concerned about the sale of airguns at car boot sales and other venues and said that she will continue to liaise with the Home Office to see if there are any other ways to tighten the law further.
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