shotgun licensing help!!

[Brothers Born To Hunt 0]

hi,

I am 16 and shoot with my dad regulaly on his farm. I am pretty sure you have to be 17 to shoot by yourself on someon elses land but what about your own land by myself?

 

any replies would be helpful

 

cheers

[stork 1]

hi,

I am 16 and shoot with my dad regulaly on his farm. I am pretty sure you have to be 17 to shoot by yourself on someon elses land but what about your own land by myself?

 

any replies would be helpful

 

cheers

Ask your FA officer you can have a license at the age of 12. FAC is 17 years old i think

[Deker 3,478]

what about your own land by myself?

 

 

Hell..... I should know, but I think you will find it's actually 18 now....... your land or not you must be 18 to go out on your own.

 

Up until then you can hold a FAC and SGC but you cannot buy the guns or ammo yourself and must be accompanied when you are out.

 

Someone will no doubt have the information at their fingertips and post it up but I think the 17 is now history.

 

Cheers

 

Deker

[COMPO 54]

Just to confuse you further, some of the legislation has been changed to 18 other parts are still 17, have a look at the below, below shows the date when certain parts of the law changed 1st Oct hope it helps:-

 

Subsections 22(1), 22(1A), 22(4), 24(1) and 24(4) of the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended by the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006) restrict the general acquisition of, possession and supply of firearms and ammunition by or to persons under seventeen years of age. They state:

22(1) Pre 1st October 2007

22(1) It is an offence for a person under the age of seventeen to purchase or hire any firearm or ammunition.

 

22(1) As of 1st October 2007

22(1) It is an offence:-

 

(a) for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon;

( for a person under the age of 17 to purchase or hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description..

 

22(1A) Where a person under the age of eighteen is entitled, as the holder of a certificate under this Act, to have a firearm in his possession, it is an offence for that person to use that firearm for a purpose not authorised by the European weapons directive.

 

22(4) Subject to section 23, (which provides exceptions with regard to possession of air weapons by young persons) it is an offence for a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007) to have with him an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.

 

Subsection 24(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 restricts the supply of firearms to persons under seventeen years of age. It states:

 

24(1) Pre 1st October 2007

24(1) It is an offence to sell or let on hire any firearm or ammunition to a person under the age of seventeen.

 

As of 1st October 2007

24(1) It is an offence:-

 

(a) to sell or let on hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of eighteen;

( to sell or let on hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description to a person under the age of 17.

 

24(4) It is an offence -

 

(a) to make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007); or

( to part with the possession of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007) except where by virtue of section 23 of this Act the person is not prohibited from having it with him.

 

Notes

(i) The restrictions in sections 22(1) and 24(1) apply to all types of firearms including shotguns and air weapons.

(ii) See a defence to section 24(1).

(iii) See further restrictions apply to person aged under 15 in relation to shotguns and even tighter restrictions applicable to persons under 14.

(iv) The amendments to age limits in respect of air weapons in section 22 and 24 above take effect form 1st Oct 2007, SI 2180/2007) Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No.3) Order 2007.

[Guest Lord B]

Just to confuse you further, some of the legislation has been changed to 18 other parts are still 17, have a look at the below, below shows the date when certain parts of the law changed 1st Oct hope it helps:-

 

Subsections 22(1), 22(1A), 22(4), 24(1) and 24(4) of the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended by the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006) restrict the general acquisition of, possession and supply of firearms and ammunition by or to persons under seventeen years of age. They state:

22(1) Pre 1st October 2007

22(1) It is an offence for a person under the age of seventeen to purchase or hire any firearm or ammunition.

 

22(1) As of 1st October 2007

22(1) It is an offence:-

 

(a) for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon;

( for a person under the age of 17 to purchase or hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description..

 

22(1A) Where a person under the age of eighteen is entitled, as the holder of a certificate under this Act, to have a firearm in his possession, it is an offence for that person to use that firearm for a purpose not authorised by the European weapons directive.

 

22(4) Subject to section 23, (which provides exceptions with regard to possession of air weapons by young persons) it is an offence for a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007) to have with him an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.

 

Subsection 24(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 restricts the supply of firearms to persons under seventeen years of age. It states:

 

24(1) Pre 1st October 2007

24(1) It is an offence to sell or let on hire any firearm or ammunition to a person under the age of seventeen.

 

As of 1st October 2007

24(1) It is an offence:-

 

(a) to sell or let on hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of eighteen;

( to sell or let on hire a firearm or ammunition of any other description to a person under the age of 17.

 

24(4) It is an offence -

 

(a) to make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007); or

( to part with the possession of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18 (note - 17 years until 1st October 2007) except where by virtue of section 23 of this Act the person is not prohibited from having it with him.

 

Notes

(i) The restrictions in sections 22(1) and 24(1) apply to all types of firearms including shotguns and air weapons.

(ii) See a defence to section 24(1).

(iii) See further restrictions apply to person aged under 15 in relation to shotguns and even tighter restrictions applicable to persons under 14.

(iv) The amendments to age limits in respect of air weapons in section 22 and 24 above take effect form 1st Oct 2007, SI 2180/2007) Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No.3) Order 2007.

 

 

To answer your question, yes you can have a shotgun ticket but no you cant go out by yourself; other than that the restriction above are applycable. I believe there was a case over the summer of a 5 yo girl getting a lisence, as she was able to eloquently enough discuss the issue with her local FA officer for him to see fit to grant her one! The more the merrier......

[outshooting 0]

I would say speak to your local FA officer, he will give you all the answers you need