Age limit

[wood]

Dave if your thinking of young Jack, i think you will find he was only thirteen.

Therefore breaking the Law if he was not a member of a HO approved gun club

 

[wood]

Hello all,

There are issues here and speaking from experience we have had 2 youngsters taking the course in the past.

1) Unless the candidate has his own FAC it cannot be done apart from using a a home office approved range.

2) If the candidate does have their own FAC (14 and above) then they have to be accompanied by their parent or guardian for their practical shooting and safety assessment and have their own rifle. The estate rifle facility cannot be used until they are 17.

3) In the above case (14+)they would also have to have the wording on their FAC "any land deemed suitable by the chief constable of that area" and not a closed ( named land only) certificate. they cannot under any circumstances use the estate rifle facility until they are 17.

4) If they didn't have the clause above (14+) then they may be able, via the parent or guardian, to get a variation purely for the course.

5) Temporary certificates are not commonly issued.

Hope that helps.

Best regards.

Roestalker.

At 2 above you state if the Child has their own FAC their Parent or Guardian must be present where in Law does this come from?

 

[boltaction]

Therefore breaking the Law if he was not a member of a HO approved gun club

Perhaps he was older then, or maybe he did belong to a HO gun club. I remember his dad saying that he could only use the rifle that weekend, They had traveled down and was staying in B&B his dad had forgot his moderator, so i lent them mine for the mock test and the shooting test. I thought his dad said he was thirteen, but i may be wrong.

 

[roestalker]

At 2 above you state if the Child has their own FAC their Parent or Guardian must be present where in Law does this come from?

Wood Thank you, I stand corrected, they do not have to be supervised "at all times".

 

[beaver]

Hi Boltaction
Jack had just turned 14 when he did his DSC1,Avon & Somerset had put a condition on his ticket that he could only use his rifle that weekend and only on the Jelen range.He has been a full member of a HO approved rifle club for some time and could shoot there without his own ticket,we had to push hard for A&S to issue his ticket before his DSC1 shooting test,thanks again for the use of your mod.
Regards Tony

 

[boltaction]

Hi Boltaction
Jack had just turned 14 when he did his DSC1,Avon & Somerset had put a condition on his ticket that he could only use his rifle that weekend and only on the Jelen range.He has been a full member of a HO approved rifle club for some time and could shoot there without his own ticket,we had to push hard for A&S to issue his ticket before his DSC1 shooting test,thanks again for the use of your mod.
Regards Tony

Cheers for clearing it up Tony, Glad it all turned out well for everyone on the Jelen Course, I bet Jacks really pleased.

ATVB Bob.