ise Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 how old do you have to be to be able to get one?? im 14 and i live on a farm where thers pests, and the river runs through the land so ducks visit and i live next to a shoot so thers plenty of pheasants... my grandad n dad have 1 if that helps... thanks:) ise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykayaker Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) how old do you have to be to be able to get one??im 14 and i live on a farm where thers pests, and the river runs through the land so ducks visit and i live next to a shoot so thers plenty of pheasants... my grandad n dad have 1 if that helps... thanks:) ise dont take this the wrong way, but from the sounds of it, all you want a shotty for is to shoot the ducks and pheasants??? there are easier ways of finding out the rules of a shotgun application than looking on here. maybe i'm wrong but try contacting your local police force for information on applying and what and why you can shoot things, and when you can shoot things also, i would remove from your profile the fact that you have shot 3 pheasants since you joined on the 2nd March Edited April 27, 2008 by krazykayaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz24 Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 how old do you have to be to be able to get one??im 14 and i live on a farm where thers pests, and the river runs through the land so ducks visit and i live next to a shoot so thers plenty of pheasants... my grandad n dad have 1 if that helps... thanks:) ise Under 14 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate. CANNOT: Hold a firearm certificate. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire shotguns until 17 years old OR Receive a gift of a shotgun until 15 years old. Under 15 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate AND Hold a firearm certificate. CAN (If authorised by the relevant certificate): Receive a gift of a Section 1 firearm from the age of 14 years old. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire a shotgun until 17 years old. Purchase or hire a firearm until 17 years old. Receive a gift of a shotgun until 15 years old. Possess an assembled shotgun unless: (a) supervised by a person over 21 years old, (preferably a shotgun certificate holder), OR ( the gun is so covered with a securely fastened gun-cover that it cannot be fired. Under 17 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate AND Hold a firearm certificate. CAN (If authorised by the relevant certificate): Receive a gift of a shotgun from the age of 15 years. Receive a gift of a firearm from the age of 14 years. Possess a shotgun if covered and secured from the age of 15 years. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire shotguns until 17 years old. Purchase or hire firearms until 17 years old. taz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ise Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 thanks taz... thats wat i wnted so i can get a license...good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaveyBoy Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Taz, One bit of advise is before you make the application, make sure you are well aware of gun safety, responsible ownership, game seasons and general do's and don'ts. WHY ?? Your local firearms officer will be a pleasent guy for sure but is no fool and will ask and discuss with you around these topics, so rather than going and saying 'Um Er Wot' 'just wave it about !' .. make sure you practice and discuss with your parents and grand-parents what is good practice in regards gun ownership. This will set a good example to your firearms officer and show you are serious If you start out safe with the right frame of mind then when you want to progress to other weapons you are well grounded. Good luck to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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