Section 7 hand guns

[cant hit rabbits 123]

I was of the opinion that getting a section 7 variation was nigh on impossible. Yet I've been speaking to someone who owns 6 and says they were no harder to get than a section 1 .22 LR.

 

Anyone know anything about section 7 (3) pistols?

[Gerry31]

My understanding I could be wrong sec 7 are deactivated are you thinking of sect 5 ?

[rimmie]

I'm pretty sure sec 7 pistols are "historic" like Lugers, weblys etc... Normal metallic cartrige pistols BUT you can only keep the ammo at home, the pistols have to stay in the range armoury. There's only a couple of ranges that have this sec 7(3) permit, of course bisley is one and I think there's another in Bedfordshire. I'm not sure of the others. Hope this helps.

[cant hit rabbits 123]

A range at Leicester is cleared for section 7 I think. I can see the guns being hellishly expensive to fulfil the requirements though.

Edited September 16, 2012 by cant hit rabbits 123

[ordnance]

This might help.

 

The Firearms (Amendment) Act of 1997 (FAA97) placed most cartridge pistols into Section 5 of the 1968 Firearm Act, i.e. they became prohibited weapons requiring approval of the Home Secretary for possession. However, a number of exceptions were created, one of these covered Firearms of Historic Interest. Section 7 of the FAA97 addresses Firearms of Historic Interest; it splits them into two separate groups of pistols as follows:

Section 7(1): Pistols kept in this category may be possessed on a firearm certificate and can be kept at home. They are to be kept only as part of a collection and may not be fired.

Section 7.3 means that the firearm can be kept at a designated 7.3 range and can be shot, you cannot take it home.

 

To be eligible for 7(1) the pistol must have been made before January 1st 1919 and chambered in a cartridge that is not readily available.

Edited September 16, 2012 by ordnance

[Gerry31]

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