View our services currently available opens in a new window. Information that you will need to know in order to apply for a firearm or shotgun licence. Following the lifting of COVID restrictions, we are happy to report that new grant applications can now be accepted.
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You can change your cookie settings at any time. Start now on the Police UK website and find your local police force. You need a firearms certificate issued by the police to possess, buy or acquire a firearm or shotgun.
You must also have a certificate to buy ammunition. You can get a firearm or shotgun certificate application form from the firearms licensing unit of your local police force. You can get the fees from your local police force. The fee amounts can be found from the firearms licensing unit of the police force where you live. It can take several months for grant applications to be processed and incomplete applications - such as those without a medical report - delay the application process.
A renewal is a much shorter process. Adrien, apply as early as they ask. Just had mine renewed , arrived yesterday morning, expiry date on the old one is 21st Jan. I started whole renewal kerfuffle early September last year. Was all letter and e-mail correspondence, no home visits due to covid, was a long frustrating process, including long delay by late return of medical form from health centre. Bert Noon. They say you could lose some time from your cert.
Dear Sirs What I am very curious about is what you can do when not in physical possession of a license. I recently moved and did not have possession of my physical license as it was being reissued to correct address.
This prevented me from picking up my gun from the local gun dealer who was storing it ruining a days shooting. Very best. No comments yet Be the first to comment!
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Shotgun certificates and firearms certificates are different. Both shotgun and firearms certificates last for five years but have important differences. Remember that you cannot keep a shotgun on a firearm certificate. Whilst technically called a Shot Gun Certificate SGC , most people refer to it as a shotgun certificate or shotgun licence.
The rules are different in Northern Ireland, where you will need a firearms certificate to possess a shotgun. A certificate is valid for five years, after which it must be renewed if you wish to continue to possess shotguns. Anyone under 15 years of age must be supervised by an adult over How old do you have to be before you can apply for a shotgun certificate? What are the rules on shooting under supervision — and at what age can I buy my own gun and shoot unsupervised?
There is no lower age limit for having a shotgun certificate and you sometimes hear of people as young as nine getting one. To some extent it depends on the physique and maturity of the person concerned. Anyone under the age of 15 must be supervised by a person aged at least Those under 18 must get a parent or guardian to tick the appropriate boxes, sign, print their name and date the application.
I have sent off for my shotgun certificate. Will the police want to know where I will be using a gun before giving me permission to buy one? I have always wanted to learn how to shoot clay pigeons but was told I needed to have my own certificate and gun before I could do so.
The other day, however, I saw an advert in my local paper inviting people to have-a-go at the sport. The fee quoted covered cartridges, instruction and gun hire. Is this legal? Almost certainly.
The law allows somebody without a certificate to borrow and use a shotgun for shooting clay targets provided the clay ground is authorised for this purpose by the police.
Shooting schools normally have this authority but it is also possible for an individual running a clay shoot to apply for similar authority. How many guns can you have on a shotgun certificate, or do you have to buy a new certificate for each gun you get?
There is no limit to the number of shotguns that can be held on certificate and you do not need to get another certificate each time you buy a gun.
Every time you acquire or dispose of a gun for a period exceeding 72 hours you must inform the police within seven days. I have been done for drink driving. I was caught after a shoot and was about twice over the limit….
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