simonww Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 i have a bit of an argument going on at the moment, (i've read the firearms act above) at what age can a person buy a air rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I thought that you can BUY an air rifle at the age of 17. if you are younger then you can recieve one as a gift? someone will correct me if I'm wrong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 pinned number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonww Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 pinned number 1 as i said cols10 i have read the act but my argument with this person is that ( i say ) you can buy air rifle at 17, he says its 17 and under (which in its self dosnt make sence) as 17 and under means 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 i beleive the legal age to purchase an air rifle is 17 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddan28 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Yes and i think you will find from the age of 14 you can recieve it as a gift and shoot alone. Below 14 you need to be supervised by someone over 21 and if a pellet crosses a boundary its a criminal offence. This is all based on the Firearms Act and how the situation CURRENTLY is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hasn't the law changed? I didn't think you could "gift" one at 14 now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddan28 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hasn't the law changed?I didn't think you could "gift" one at 14 now? yes you are right you can borrow but not be given one! Fine line between the two I say, as in reality proving it was borrowed and not a gift is imposs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historyman Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hasn't the law changed? I didn't think you could "gift" one at 14 now? yes you are right you can borrow but not be given one! Fine line between the two I say, as in reality proving it was borrowed and not a gift is imposs. Here you go. Airguns and the law Although air weapons, with very few exceptions as outlined above, are not required to be kept on a firearm certificate, they are still classed as firearms and fall under the control of the firearms legislation. As an airgun shooter, you must make sure that you know the law and keep within it. If you don´t, you could find yourself in court facing charges with sanctions ranging from heavy fines right up to life imprisonment. The following is a list of the laws by which you must abide and you might be surprised at just how long it is. • It is an offence to sell or make a gift of an air weapon to a person under seventeen years of age. • It is an offence for anyone under eighteen to carry an air weapon unless - they are under the supervision of a person aged twenty one or more or they are on private land and have permission from the occupier or they are shooting as a member of an approved club or they are shooting at a shooting gallery for miniature rifles. • It is an offence for a person under eighteen shooting unsupervised on private land to allow any pellets to cross the boundaries of the property. • It is an offence for any person, regardless of age, to be in possession of an air weapon in a public place without a reasonable excuse. A reasonable excuse might be carrying a gun to and from a target shooting club or to and from land on which you have permission to shoot. It would also include taking a gun to and from a gunsmith for repair or service or taking a new gun home from the dealer. • It is an offence to trespass with an air weapon, be that in a building or on land. • It is an offence to have an air weapon if you are a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by section 21 of the 1968 Act. This section prohibits anyone who has been sentenced to a custodial sentence of between three months and three years from possessing an air weapon or other firearm for five years from the date of release. Anyone sentenced to three years or more is prohibited for life. • It is an offence to fire your gun within fifty feet (fifteen metres) of the centre of a public road in such a way as to endanger or impede any road user. • It is an offence to shoot protected wild birds or animals. When live quarry shooting, it is your responsibility to make sure that you only shoot legal quarry. • It is an offence to shoot pet animals. Besides being abhorrent to most people, this is, above all others, the offence that gives all air weapon shooters a bad name. • It is an offence to have an air weapon with intent to damage property. • It is an offence to have an air weapon with intent to endanger life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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