chances of me

[hiho 5]

would the police let a 14 year old have a SGC my Dad has a FAC but no shotguns but my uncle has shotguns and would get me ammo.the bit i dont get is if i send away for a lisence would i be aloud to have my own cabinet and keep the keys myself and is there a limit on guns/ammo.iv got plenty of land as i live on a farm so that should help.

 

or is there no point in trying because of my age

Edited February 18, 2009 by hiho

[bmetson 0]

I have a feeling you have to be 16 to own a shotgun but you can get you licence younger, I think I got mine when I was 14...Then you have to shoot with someone else's gun...When I got my first gun it had to go on my dads SGC then was transfered onto mine when I was old enough...

 

I think that's right but I may be wrong...

[hiho 5]

I have a feeling you have to be 16 to own a shotgun but you can get you licence younger, I think I got mine when I was 14...Then you have to shoot with someone else's gun...When I got my first gun it had to go on my dads SGC then was transfered onto mine when I was old enough...

 

I think that's right but I may be wrong...

iv heard of 8 year olds getting a lisence but i dont think there is any point unless i can have my own cabinet/gun

[SportingShooter 0]

You can have an SGC at any age

 

You can have a Shotgun given to you as a "Gift" when you are 15. It can be entered onto your Certificate and you can then use it unsupervised.

 

In your terms it will mean your Uncle buying you a gun, on his Certificate and then transferring it to yours as a "gift". Note the word gift, no money can exchange hands.

 

You can have your own cabinet and you can keep the keys yourself. As the only SGC holder in the household, this would be the only practical method anyway.

 

There is no limit of the amount of Shotguns you can have on your SGC, ammunition is limited but to many thousands of rounds which isn't a concern to most of us.

 

SS

[hiho 5]

Now i no what im getting for my Birthday (gun cabinet and paper work)

Who came up with the no money exchanging hands rule because if i want more than one gun it proberly will "secretly" :stinker:

[SportingShooter 0]

If something has been given to you, then no money is exchanged, thats the definition of a Gift.

 

You cannot legally Buy a shotgun until you are 17, neither can you buy ammunition until you are 17.

 

It all has to be given to you.

[whippeter69 88]

Hi mate im 14 at the mo, and 15 in may this year and i have applied for my SGC succsesfully and its on its way. I live wuth my mum and my step mum has a shotgun that i use when over my dads, once i recive my license and when i turn 15 i can be GIVEN the shotgun under my cert at my mums house.

 

If you have a good reason to own a shotgun and a place to keep it safely (steel cabinet BOLTED to a SOLID wall)

 

Get all this and you should be fine mate

[witton 6]

I thought the laws were stricter on holding a shot gun license,

Wha sort of reason would be seen as reasonable tho? Would having permision to to shoot on be enough? Or would you need to own land?

Thanks

Witton

[SportingShooter 0]

Permission to shoot is more than enough to own a Shotgun.

 

You only need a good reason to tell the FEO why you want it and providing all is well, then you'll get it.

[Guest Mass_G3nocide]

My cousin is 14 and not allowed a shotgun on his license till he's 15 or 16 i think.

[SportingShooter 0]

15 is the legal age to have a Shotgun on an SGC

[humperdingle 0]

I thought the laws were stricter on holding a shot gun license,

Wha sort of reason would be seen as reasonable tho? Would having permision to to shoot on be enough? Or would you need to own land?

Thanks

Witton

 

"I want it for shooting clays, maybe a little rough shooting when I get a permission"

 

That's all the reason you need.

[hiho 5]

i dont have a problemn with land to shhot on 5 farms is enough i think

[Deker 3,478]

i dont have a problemn with land to shhot on 5 farms is enough i think

 

 

hiho....I think humperdingle was simply trying to make the point that with a SHOTGUN you do not need a reason...you do not have to be a member of any club, you don't need land. In principle with a shotgun the police have to show why you should NOT have one. In your case, age/immaturity is likely to be a negative, so throwing in lots of positives like clays and vermin control should redress the balance!

 

FAC is VERY different!!!

 

[humperdingle 0]

i dont have a problemn with land to shhot on 5 farms is enough i think

 

 

hiho....I think humperdingle was simply trying to make the point that with a SHOTGUN you do not need a reason...you do not have to be a member of any club, you don't need land. In principle with a shotgun the police have to show why you should NOT have one. In your case, age/immaturity is likely to be a negative, so throwing in lots of positives like clays and vermin control should redress the balance!

 

FAC is VERY different!!!

 

 

I was answering Witton's question about what would be good reason.

And you're absolutely right Deker, the onus is on the police to say :"Nah, he's unfit to be entrusted with a shotgun", and they need to be in a position where they can back that up with evidence.

Firearms, of course, require that you have specific "Good reason" to acquire each and every one.