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Re: Taking a firearm round a friend's house - allowed?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:16 am
by Mezzer
Judders;
Good post mate
I guess your initial question regarding the scenario given is one where people 'see' a problem where perhaps there isn't one in the first place. That's hardly surprising considering the complexity of firearms law here in Blighty. Mind you, the call to the Hampshire Firearms Unit is exactly the way to go and hopefully the answer supplied will help put a lot of people's concerns to rest.
Mezzer
Re: Taking a firearm round a friend's house - allowed?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:48 am
by Sim G
Mezzer wrote:
I guess your initial question regarding the scenario given is one where people 'see' a problem where perhaps there isn't one in the first place.
Always remember the concept of British Law and that is, everything is legal, unless there is a law specifically against it.
Some jurisdictions of the world work on the concept that everything is illegal, unless a law specifically allows it....
Re: Taking a firearm round a friend's house - allowed?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:43 am
by judders
Mezzer wrote:Judders;
Good post mate
I guess your initial question regarding the scenario given is one where people 'see' a problem where perhaps there isn't one in the first place. That's hardly surprising considering the complexity of firearms law here in Blighty. Mind you, the call to the Hampshire Firearms Unit is exactly the way to go and hopefully the answer supplied will help put a lot of people's concerns to rest.
Mezzer
Was definitely worth a quick call to the Hants Firearms department. It certainly put my mind to rest.
Re: Taking a firearm round a friend's house - allowed?
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:41 pm
by hitchphil
Meaty wrote:Hitchphil, sorry for the slow response to your post and all your excellent advice-certainly lots to be thinking about :goodjob:
One of my aims in having a go at this is to try and recruit some more young blood into the local clubs as most have an average age of about 60!
atb
Me too as it wont be that long before I'm in that age bracket
& my kids are now of an age where they can learn & participate as well. So my attitude is invite their scout troop along too (& some of their mates) & use those 12 club guest days even if only 2 or 3 show up.
...... & I have sent work colleagues with their kids to clubs nearer their home only to hear they loved it but didn't think hanging out with a bunch of middle age blokes is what an 16year old really wants to do? So we have deliberately gone for a wide age range.
go for it .......... & make it fun:
- 177 air rifle at shot gun shells on a plank - time to knock them off or in relay teams to knock them off in a color sequence.
Air field target: spinners knock downs etc.
Shoot thru the hole in Polos (yes it can be done) at 25yds.
Eccentric targets.
Luck numbers
Angry Birds.
Timed 5 shot groups.
10 bulls in odd sequences.
Skirmishers.
But think before you go 'non PC' & get them shooting at targets representing animals, zombies, Fig11, Humans etc as no civil youth group allows it.