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This is my listing, guys. Any questions - please feel free to contact me.

Have you got a link?

Or a case of negligence on the part of the shooters? Backstop etc.

Just came across this - has anyone heard anything further? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8305943/Two-men-arrested-person-shot-rabbit-hunt-Suffolk-farmland.html Police statement: https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/latest-news/10-05-2020/men-arrested-after-shooting-woolpit-are-released-under-investigation

Are you being serious? If so - that's completely without merit. If not, I apologise in advance for not picking up on your sarcasm. I for one would be interested. I recommend you do a little more research into the disciplines that might interest you, get involved in your local club - or the nearest that offers what you're looking for, and then apply for coterminous shotgun and firearms certificates. I hope you enjoy your shooting.

If you're after advice from people who actively compete in Practical Shotgun your best bet would be to join the four4islands forum ( http://four4islands.org/forum/ ) and the Practical Shotgun UK ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542732236015239/?ref=bookmarks ) Facebook group, and ask some questions regarding kit. Perhaps run a search first - you won't be the first person ever who's new to the discipline!

Different strokes for different folks guys. A set-up such as this could easily have (some) utility in the various target shotgun competitions run by the N.R.A.

According to the information above you've done absolutely nothing wrong. I'm certain that the security services are looking at this from the perspective of the threat from a "lone wolf"/"active shooter" and want to cross you off their list. Frustrating, and an invasion of your privacy - but a symptom of the times I'm afraid. My advice would be to meet with them (wherever you wish) and clear things up. P.S. I doubt that the U.K.P.S.A. would look kindly on the set-up you've purchased - regardless of its potential utility. They've published guidelines in the past regarding the use of chest rigs and the like. I'm not sure what the N.R.A.s take would be. It'd certainly not be the best choice for competition if you're planning to be quick with your reloads.

Here's my +1

The proposals would effectively ban many .22LR firearms here in the UK. Not to mention the potential knock-on effects for disciplines such as Civilian Service Rifle. Don't for one moment think that the EC's goal is to actually protect the citizenry of Europe. They have an anti-gun agenda that will only stop when our sport is legislated out of existence as a whole. We're all in the same boat here.

The European Commission's back at it again with a typically egregious diktat relating to the ownership of semi-automatic firearms and their ancillaries. They've just released this statement (available here in full https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/EU/XXV/EU/12/28/EU_122858/imfname_10671764.pdf): "Following two trilogue meetings, the co-legislators were still unable to agree on the revision of the Firearms Directive. These negotiations must be unblocked to take military grade assault weapons off the streets including those converted to semi-automatic use. The Commission’s position is clear that semi-automatic assault weapons derived from the “AK 47 Kalashnikov family” and the “AR 15 family” should be banned for civilian use given that they were designed for military use. Magazine sizes for short and long firearms should be limited to 10 rounds and should be subject to authorization and stringent checks and any derogation should be strictly limited and tightly controlled. EU citizens expect swift progress in this area to ensure their protection, so we must reach agreement before the end of 2016 on this key piece of legislation." To summarise, the EC want to ban specifically: Civilian firearms of “AR 15 family”, and derivatives Civilian firearms of “AK47 family”, and derivatives ALL detachable magazines above 10 rounds (also for handguns, repeating-firearms, rimfires etc.) Introduce strong regulation of magazines and semi-automatic firearms Here's a link to an article on this latest development: http://firearms-united.com/2016/11/19/ar15-ak47-ban/ The EC's trying to get this all rubber stamped before year's end, so now's the time to make some noise. I'd recommend everyone (even those without an immediate vested interest!) write to your MEPs on the issue. The easiest way to do this is via the WriteToThem webpage: https://www.writetothem.com/?gclid=CJKZn-OXt9ACFYcp0wodK-UKNw In addition to your MEPs, it would also be advisable to write to both: Vicky Ford - Conservative MEP and IMCO Chair & Rapporteur (vicky.ford@europarl.europa.eu) Anna Maria Corazza Bildt - IMCO Shadow Rapporteur (annamaria.corazzabildt@europarl.europa.eu) They are both in a position to pose some very awkward questions to the European Commission on our behalves. I know that the UK has voted to leave the EU, this however is no guarantee that these "proposals" won't affect us, or that we'll have even left before they're introduced. And of course, the UK government always has the option of adopting EU legislation regardless of whether we're beholden to the EC or not. The European shooting community has voiced a strong and united opposition to the EC's attacks in the recent past. We need to continue this effort to help ensure the best possible outcome for shooting sports in the future.

Completely normal as previously stated. You may find that the more business you put your RFD's way, the cheaper such fees will be in future.

Nobody's saying that the system as written is a good idea. It is however a condition of your certification. Break it, and you do run the (remote) risk of having your ticket revoked.

One possible way to put the buyer's mind at ease would be for the seller, when contacting their RFD to arrange the transfer, to also agree that the buyer will post the RFD their certificate. That way, the seller can fill it out in the presence of the RFD, and include it with the firearm when it's forwarded on. The seller doesn't need to worry about posting their certificate to someone "on the the internet", and other than the faff of the buyer having to post their certificate in the first place, all's well.

Correct. From Section 13.49 (p.114-115) of the current Home Office Guidance: "Long-barrelled revolvers, long-range pistols, section 1 shotguns and full bore rifles designed or adapted to fire ammunition capable of discharging projectiles at muzzle energies greater than 10,000 foot pounds may not be borrowed at a range for use by other club members." https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518193/Guidance_on_Firearms_Licensing_Law_April_2016_v20.pdf