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2006, however, saw the introduction instead of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which controversially contained an enormous rewrite of the Firearms Act, virtually rewriting 80 % of the Act completely.

It was quickly followed by the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the Criminal Justice ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 2009, each of which amended all the preceding Firearms Acts.

As of today, the Law Reform Commission recommendation still stands and has not as yet been acted upon ; the Firearms Act consists of the initial 1925 Act amended by approximately eighteen separate Acts and is well understood by only a handful of those directly involved in its drafting, amendment or usage.

Extensive complaints have arisen over the application of the legislation, with over 180 judicial review cases currently in the High Court and over seventy already successfully prosecuted in the High Court by firearms owners.