HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO GET PERMISSION TO SHOOT AN AIRRIFLE

[jack12 0]

HI THINKING OF GETTING AN AIR RIFLE FOR CHRISTMAS

[y444tes 0]

I was 13 when i was goin shooting on some permission i had if you ask the farm and be alright and dont fook about you will be alright and dont take aload of mate up either

[davyt63 1,845]

hi y444tes

have a read of this

 

The Law

The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence you commit can carry a very heavy penalty – and there are at least 38 different offences. Following this code will help you to keep on the right side of the law, but, if you have any doubt, seek advice from BASC or your local police firearms licensing department.

 

Who can shoot

18 years

If you are 18 years or older there are no restrictions on buying an air rifle and ammunition, and you can use it where you have permission to shoot.

 

14 – 17 years

You can

 

borrow an air rifle and ammunition

use an air rifle, without supervision, on private premises where you have permission

You cannot

 

buy or hire an air rifle, or ammunition, or receive one as a gift. Your air rifle and ammunition must be bought and looked after by someone over 18 – normally your parent, guardian or some other responsible adult.

have an air rifle in a public place unless you are supervised by somebody aged 21 or over, and you have a reasonable excuse to do so (for example, while on the way to a shooting ground).

Under 14 years

You can

 

use an air rifle under supervision on private premises with permission from the occupier - normally the owner or tenant. The person who supervises you must be at least 21 years old.

You cannot

 

buy, hire or receive an air rifle or its ammunition as a gift, or shoot, without adult supervision.

Parents or guardians who buy an air rifle for use by someone under 14 must exercise control over it at all times, even in the home or garden.

 

It is illegal to sell an air rifle or ammunition to a person under 18 years of age.

 

Where you can shoot

Where you intend to, always ensure that you are authorised by the landowner or person with the sporting rights and that you know precisely where the boundaries are. Get permission in writing, if possible, to remove any doubt.

 

Whenever you are in a public place you should carry the rifle in a gun cover and always ensure that it is unloaded and not cocked.

 

Trespassing

Going on to private land, or water, where you do not have permission is trespassing, and if you are carrying an air rifle it becomes armed trespass. Whether the gun is loaded or not, or whether you are carrying pellets, is irrelevant – armed trespass is a serious criminal offence carrying heavy penalties.

 

Only shoot where you have the permission of the landowner or tenant.

 

Firing pellets beyond your boundary

It is an offence to fire an air rifle pellet beyond the land where you have permission to shoot, unless the occupier of the neighbouring land has also given you permission. Where someone under 14 is shooting, both the young person and the supervising adult can be prosecuted.

 

It is also against the law, in England and Wales, to fire an air rifle within 50 feet of the centre of a highway if this results in someone being injured, interrupted or endangered. These offences could be committed, for example, when someone is shooting in their garden close to a road and the pellets ricochet onto the highway.

 

hope this helps!

 

regards

 

davy

[y444tes 0]

Thanks davy63 for that info i didnt no some of that info and i should of added in my post that the land was my grandads and if jack12 reads this he will be abit more wiser as i am thanks davy

[davyt63 1,845]

no probs buddy

[zini 1,939]

Nice post Davy mate .

 

I also learnt some new stuff there buddy.

 

I didnt know about the "The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence".

 

See lads its good to talk

 

Si