Licence advice please

[varmint223]

Guys, as some of you may know I have decided to give up my shooting ( at least for a while but maybe for good)
Now I have only just sold my rifles and shotgun but already the police have been on saying they will review my case in two months and if nothing changes then I think they said it will be deemed that I have no reason good enough to keep my license which still has two years to go before renewal is required, I thought I could just keep it going until licensing runs out ....just incase I do decide to return to shooting.

Anyone got any thoughts or advice on this.

Regards
Tommy

 

[8x57]

This seem to be correct Tommy. I know of a couple of guys who were in a similar situation and were required to return their firearms certificates.

 

[McKenzie]

Make sure you keep the shotgun certificate going though as it will allow you to borrow a shotgun should you need/want to. I've allowed my firearms certificate to expire due to working away a lot & there was no complication what-so-ever to re-apply. Keep copies of the old certificates in case you should decide to come back to it.

 

[varmint223]

Thanks for replying guys

 

[kimh]

Have you got current permission to shoot on land letters?

 

[Whitebeard]

varmint 223, its looks better on your record when in the future you may wish to reapply, if you surrender your FAC rather then them revoking it.

Ian.

 

[varmint223]

Thanks everyone, to answer some questions yes I still have land I can shoot on but I think they are basically saying that you can't take a break for a year or whatever and that you must surrender your licence.
I probably will just surrender it if that's the case and if I ever want to re-apply then there will be no problem.


Thanks lads

 

[Irish Bob]

Just ask for a .22 or whatever on a borrowing provision. It allows you to borrow a rife for a set period. You just need a mate who says he wil lend you one.

 

[basil]

Just ask for a .22 or whatever on a borrowing provision. It allows you to borrow a rife for a set period. You just need a mate who says he wil lend you one.

Isn`t it only shotguns that can be borrowed?
I thought (but stand to be corrected) that the only way you could use someone else`s rifle was under the estate rifle clause.

 

[8x57]

Isn`t it only shotguns that can be borrowed?
I thought (but stand to be corrected) that the only way you could use someone else`s rifle was under the estate rifle clause.

No rifles can be loaned/borrowed Basil but they need to be signed on to the certificate of the borrower, so varmint 223 will need to keep his certificate and with the appropriate space on it. Then there will be all the bother of applying for variations when he returns it.
There's no set limits as to how long you can borrow a rifle for in such a situation Bob, it's not at all like borrowing a shotgun for up to 72hrs without notification. All section 1 transfers need to be onto certificates and properly notified.

 

[Pedro]

If the police know that you now have no firearms and no immediate plans to acquire any, then I fully expect them to say that it's time to surrender your certificates. To be honest, there's just as much rigmarole in getting a grant as there is with a renewal in terms of forms you do and enquiries they do, so if you do subsequently decide you want to shoot some more, then there isn't much difference (except a grant is £26 more expensive). You could feasibly keep your shotgun certificate of course, but I expect that they would endeavour to persuade you not to if you have no intention to use it. You could always buy a cheap gun and shoot a few clays on your permission perhaps if you were inclined to. I wonder if the difference between having the certificates and not having them might be a factor affecting your eventual decision though.


Good luck whatever you decide.

 

[VSS]

Maybe you should just put in a 1-4-1 application from time to time? Wouldn't cost anything. Then, after a year or so spent "looking" for a rifle but not buying one, you decide you've changed your mind about that particular calibre so apply for another 1-4-1, and so on.
That way, you've always got a "live" empty slot.

 

[bullet chucker]

My thoughts on this,You could buy the cheapest shotgun you can find.Then you keep your S/C...(Options) Sell it in two years time and don't renew, or renew both certificates with the application for a rifle as well? You save,and with little out lay?

bc.

 

[varmint223]

Thanks lads for all the advice on this , I may just buy another shotgun for the odd day out with my mate.

Cheers