James306 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hi I used to shoot with my farther but have recently moved to the south coast and am currently in a shared house. This means its time to get a shotgun certificate sorted out. Im just wondering what the firearms officer will be looking at security wise to approve my application as i am in a shared house. I have a gun cabinet mounted on an external wall in my room. Will i need a lock on my door being as its shared accomodation and what else might they require? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 no mate as long as you have the keys for the cabinet and it is locked up that is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden22 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) . Edited March 9, 2009 by Maiden22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James306 Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) The problem with putting one on for the hell of it means once a lock goes on the door it becomes a 'bedsit' or self contained room which means issues with tv licensing and things like that and i want to avoid doing so if i can. Also its a bit different to sharing with a partner as its with a couple of people i havnt known that long. Edited April 23, 2008 by jamesanderton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 The problem with putting one on for the hell of it means once a lock goes on the door it becomes a 'bedsit' or self contained room which means issues with tv licensing and things like that and i want to avoid doing so if i can. Also its a bit different to sharing with a partner as its with a couple of people i havnt known that long. Providing that those you are sharing with do not have criminal record or are "known to the police" it may not be a problem, especially if it is in your room and out of sight of visitors.I would check with your FEO, he will be the one whose recommendation will decide it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James306 Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Brilliant, im at the pont i need to phone the FEO to organise his visit to the house so i was just checking i havnt missed anything that could delay my application. It is mounted fairly out of sight of visitors to the house and unless they're hiding something from me my housemates all have clean backgrounds. All good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Brilliant, im at the pont i need to phone the FEO to organise his visit to the house so i was just checking i havnt missed anything that could delay my application. It is mounted fairly out of sight of visitors to the house and unless they're hiding something from me my housemates all have clean backgrounds. All good news Good luck with your application James. The home office guidance is that it should be out of the way of casual visitors so as long as it's tucked away in your room you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James306 Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Ok, another quick question. Im about to bolt the cabinet to the wall. It sticks out at the bottom because of the skirting board,, can i just use spacers around the bolts or should i take a bit of the skirting board out so you cant get for example a crowbar behind it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Why not prop the cabinet up on layers of ply cut to the size of the base of the cabinet to clear the skirting, saves you chopping bits of skirting in a rented (presume?) house and then the cabinet can't easily be levered off the wall. WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 dont use spacers mate as it needs to be flush with the wall and no gaps i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James306 Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 dont use spacers mate as it needs to be flush with the wall and no gaps i believe I thought as much, good idea to stand it on plywood, il go see what i have knocking about in the shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 mine is raised with 2x2 , i also store all of my lamping batts under it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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