Shotgun Licence

[daniels200 1]

hi all was wondering I am looking on getting into clay pigeon shooting as a little side hobby and wonders do the police take in to consideration were about you live into the fact of giving you a shotgun licence or do they have to forget that and just make sure your gun cabinet is securely fixed and secire thanks

[walshie 2,804]

Do you mean where you live as in what town, or what building you live in - as in tent/caravan/house?

 

It shouldn't make a difference as long as the security is up to scratch.

[Deker 3,478]

Do you mean where you live as in what town, or what building you live in - as in tent/caravan/house?

 

It shouldn't make a difference as long as the security is up to scratch.

 

He lives in Liverpool, Merseyside apparently, I think that may be a problem!

 

[daniels200 1]

Yer mate I do live in Liverpool haha that's what a mean ?

[Blackdog92 2,047]

If you have a clean record and your safes secure and hidden, and you have a good intetion of owning a shotgun theres not much more you can do.

[jok 3,211]

Strange. There is no legal requirement for a cabinet.

[jok 3,211]

Walshie. It shouldn't make any difference if your security is up to scratch? That doesn't cut it. Break a shotgun down into 3 parts , secure them any way but which, and you are legal.

[jok 3,211]

Daniels200 mate, there is no legal requirement for a shotgun cabinet. End of.

[walshie 2,804]

Walshie. It shouldn't make any difference if your security is up to scratch? That doesn't cut it. Break a shotgun down into 3 parts , secure them any way but which, and you are legal.

 

I don't recall saying you needed a cabinet. I said if your security was up to scratch. If you secured your gun as you suggested, it;s up to scratch.... but try getting a SGC without one.

[jok 3,211]

Nice call. I think you meant it the other way but agree to differ. Anyway, the safe thing is clearly to have a cabinet which gives peace of mind.

[jok 3,211]

Actually. Thinking out loud. Try getting the SGC without having a cabinet is a no brainer. They can't refuse. That's the law.

[SportingShooter 0]

Unfortunately, the law is incredibly subjective when it comes to firearms.

 

Their security is perhaps the second biggest consideration, after the applicant is deemed seemingly fit to have one in the first place.

 

If the firearms licensing manager, who ultimately represents the Chief Officer of police is not satisfied with your security, then obviously a certificate won't be granted. It may be the case that they will refuse to grant or renew a certificate with multiple firearms where a cabinet is not present because they deem a gun cable or clamp as inadequate. But security is made up of levels, so you may only have a gun cable securing 20 shotguns, yet your gun cable is in a basement ten feet below the house secured by a vault door with a fort on top...

 

The easiest option is usually a cabinet. They're not that expensive and do "what it says on the tin" as it were.

 

To the OP - Merseyside Police have a firearms licensing department so it's reasonable to assume that some people who live there own certificates...they will look at the area in which you live, for instance if it has a high crime rate. This will inform their opinion on security and they may insist on additional levels of security if you live in one of these areas.

 

It's unlikely to be very difficult to convince them so if you want to take up shooting, it's worth a applying. You don't lose anything by doing so.

[jok 3,211]

Yes. But that does not alter the fact that you do not require a security cabinet, by law. They can jink about all day long but at the end of the day they must issue the licence. We do not require, by law, a security cabinet. End of.

[jok 3,211]

Defy me.

[The one 8,463]

Okay you don't legally need a cabinet try telling that to your F.A.O and see if they grant you a certain you don't need a cabinet for ammo either but most folk that wish to obtain a licence will get one