ElvisThePelvis Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 One of my recent permissions is walkable from my house which is fantastic for a quick walk around before or after work. I can walk along the roadside verge and am sure that as the gun is slipped I won't run into any difficulties should a Police car pass me as it is a public highway and that as it is slipped the gun won't cause alarm to members of the public. There is a much shorter route for me to take but it involves crossing some woodland trust land by way of public footpath. I presume that so long is the gun is slipped I don't need to get woodland trust consent as I will be sticking to the public footpath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Public footpath is just what it says surely - I cannot see any reason why you would need permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 yes as long as your gun is slipped, you have a good reason to carry it in a public place (which you would), and the footpath is a genuine public right of way then you have every right to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 yes as long as your gun is slipped, you have a good reason to carry it in a public place (which you would), and the footpath is a genuine public right of way then you have every right to use it. Does it have to be in a slip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Some of my permission is in a similar place and I carry my rife unslipped through natural trust land to get to my permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Does it have to be in a slip? I think not.but slipped is surely the most sensible on a footpath...unslipped is asking for trouble when you bump into somebody... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 yes as long as your gun is slipped, you have a good reason to carry it in a public place (which you would), and the footpath is a genuine public right of way then you have every right to use it. I need to check the footpath, they are woodland trust paths but they aren't on the OS map.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I need to check the footpath, they are woodland trust paths but they aren't on the OS map.. I don't know and am just asking, but could they be "permissive" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 If you were carrying one of those "take-down" gunslips, it would attract little attention. Most members of the public walking along the woodland footpath (and possibly many police officers driving along the road) would have no idea what was inside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Does it have to be in a slip? I don't think so, unless you are under 17 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I don't know and am just asking, but could they be "permissive" Yes, good point, I hadn't thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 'slipped' would avoid any issues. I don't believe it is law but it might be pragmatic to do so which is why I mentioned it. To walk from your home to your permission with an uncovered gun is perhaps not the best course of action. It might be completely different if you were already out on your ground and going from A to B with an unslipped gun say across a road or down a track - many people do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I always keep my gun slipped when not in use, even between stands at clay grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 anyway it sounds rather nice to be able to walk there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-ben- Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 is it a rifle or shotgun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 anyway it sounds rather nice to be able to walk there! Absolutely! Roll on clocks changing, then will just be able to go for a wander after work whilst Epo watches the idiot box.. is it a rifle or shotgun? Shotgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-ben- Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 ive always been taught to believe if its broken and unloaded your fine but if its a semi-auto i believe it has to be slipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 'slipped' would avoid any issues. I don't believe it is law but it might be pragmatic to do so which is why I mentioned it. To walk from your home to your permission with an uncovered gun is perhaps not the best course of action. It might be completely different if you were already out on your ground and going from A to B with an unslipped gun say across a road or down a track - many people do that. Sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I wouldn't cross Woodland Trust land with a gun under any circumstances unless I had the shooting on that land. You are only asking for trouble by doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) I can see your angle but surely if it is either a public right of way or even a 'open' permissive path (so permission for the public to use it is currently given) AND the user is going about lawful business then surely no complaint of any substance could even be fabricated? Is there anything we're missing because it sounds rather nice for the OP to walk there and back? Edited March 18, 2016 by LeadWasp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I wouldn't cross Woodland Trust land with a gun under any circumstances unless I had the shooting on that land. You are only asking for trouble by doing so. I am trying to find out whether it's a public footpath or permissive footpath, but do you think that this irrelevant? Maybe I should ask Woodland trust, the problem with that is they may say no, whereas if I dopant have to ask it's a non issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Why would you want to carry and unslipped gun anywhere you don't have permission to shoot and where the general public has access to? That sounds plain stupid and asking for trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisThePelvis Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Why would you want to carry and unslipped gun anywhere you don't have permission to shoot and where the general public has access to? That sounds plain stupid and asking for trouble. I don't, try reading the post, the gun would be slipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I don't, try reading the post, the gun would be slipped. Yes but the question was asked several times in this thread as if it was a reasonable thing to be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yes but the question was asked several times in this thread as if it was a reasonable thing to be doing. It's probably because there are certain members here that have a real bee in their bonnet if they have to do something the law doesn't state you MUST. I agree with you, you're asking for trouble walking on a public footpath with a gun uncovered whether you're allowed to or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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