The current law regulating firearms is contained primarily within the Firearms Act 1968. Further provisions, however, are to be found in an additional 33 Acts of Parliament. This number does not include the numerous pieces of secondary legislation that regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms. The current legislative landscape has been the subject of a great deal of criticism, in particular because: (1) there is a lack of coherence between the 34 different sets of legislative provisions; (2) loopholes are being exploited by those with criminal intent; (3) the law is difficult to find, given that it is scattered across numerous statutes; (4) key terms within the legislation have been left undefined; and (5) overall, the law is so complex that even those who deal with it every day struggle to understand aspects of it. This Scoping Consultation Paper has two aims: to consult on particular reforms that appear to be urgently needed and to examine the case for more fundamental reform. Chapters 2 to 6 examine those problems which a range of stakeholders agreed cause particular difficulty and undermine public safety. Chapters 7 and 8 examine whether the law ought to be more fundamentally reformed.