Open FAC Question

[JamesK 2]

If you have an open FAC does that mean you can shoot on any land you deem suitable? Or do you have to have every piece of land you shoot on checked by the police.

[riohog 5,707]

If you have an open FAC does that mean you can shoot on any land you deem suitable? Or do you have to have every piece of land you shoot on checked by the police.

you can shoot on any land you deem suitable. with the landowners pemission to use that calibre ,and conditions on your fac

[JamesK 2]

If you have an open FAC does that mean you can shoot on any land you deem suitable? Or do you have to have every piece of land you shoot on checked by the police.

you can shoot on any land you deem suitable. with the landowners pemission to use that calibre ,and conditions on your fac

 

What do you mean when you say conditions on your FAC?

 

You mean what calibre i can own or?

Edited April 1, 2011 by JamesK

[stubby 175]

 

What do you mean when you say conditions on your FAC?

 

You mean what calibre i can own or?

 

all certificates may have different wording, mine is open (.22 rimfire) to use only in PEST CONTROL RELATED JOBS, it also states I can use it to humainly dispatch any animal (ie road acciedent animal that needs dispatching) I couldent however use it as an open certificate to shoot deer, as thats not classed as vermin, unless it fell into the second section and was suffering, if that makes sense

[SportingShooter 0]

If you have an open FAC does that mean you can shoot on any land you deem suitable? Or do you have to have every piece of land you shoot on checked by the police.

you can shoot on any land you deem suitable. with the landowners pemission to use that calibre ,and conditions on your fac

 

What do you mean when you say conditions on your FAC?

 

You mean what calibre i can own or?

 

Every Firearms Certificate will have conditions attached to it. They will be something along the lines of for instance "The .22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police for the area where the land is situated"

 

It will have a number of these conditions telling you exactly what you can shoot with said firearms, where it is to be used etc.

 

You must comply with these conditions as they are obviously legally binding.

 

Also, each piece of land when it is evaluated by an Enquiry Officer will be given an upper limit for the size of calibre that can be used there, for instance one farm I had to have evaluated was passed for use up to .243. If the certificate is open, then it is whether you deem it suitable to use the given calibre on that land, for instance you wouldn't fire a .308 on a 1 acre flat field covered in large stones and no soft backstop (or any rifle thinking on it )

 

 

 

 

 

[rickardo 76]

(.22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police.). this is what my first fac licence says on it? so is it open(so long as land is cleard for 22 rimfire? or has every bit of land has to be checked by the firearms officer thanks richard

Edited April 5, 2011 by rickardo

[j316 119]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[David Dey 2]

(.22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police.). this is what my first fac licence says on it? so is it open(so long as land is cleard for 22 rimfire? or has every bit of land has to be checked by the firearms officer thanks richard

 

If the wording is as above you do not have an open condition on your ticket.

 

DD

[SportingShooter 0]

(.22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police.). this is what my first fac licence says on it? so is it open(so long as land is cleard for 22 rimfire? or has every bit of land has to be checked by the firearms officer thanks richard

 

If the wording is as above you do not have an open condition on your ticket.

 

DD

 

But you are correct in that as long as the land has been cleared for .22LR and you have permission, you can shoot there

[spanj 11]

(.22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police.). this is what my first fac licence says on it? so is it open(so long as land is cleard for 22 rimfire? or has every bit of land has to be checked by the firearms officer thanks richard

 

My FEO says all you have to do is ring in advance of shooting and if the land is cleared for your calibre and you have permission, then no problem. So no technically not open but.......... not a lot of effort really is it.

[matt_hooks 188]

(.22LR Rifle to which this certificate relates will be used for the shooting of VERMIN over land deemed suitable by the Chief Officer of police.). this is what my first fac licence says on it? so is it open(so long as land is cleard for 22 rimfire? or has every bit of land has to be checked by the firearms officer thanks richard

 

My FEO says all you have to do is ring in advance of shooting and if the land is cleared for your calibre and you have permission, then no problem. So no technically not open but.......... not a lot of effort really is it.

 

Not a lot of effort if the land is already cleared, but most isn't, and then you have to get the FEO out to assess the land. It can take upwards of six weeks to get new land checked out, which can be more than a little inconvenient!

 

Rickardo, every piece of land you wish to shoot on has to be, or have been recently, checked and cleared by the Chief of Police for the relevant area. This is delegated to the FEO. If somewhere has been cleared you're fine, but that doesn't make the FAC open.

Edited April 6, 2011 by matt_hooks

[rickardo 76]

ok thanks guys, i just wasnt 100% on it..