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Rapid Shot UK LAW
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:37 pm
by hedric3248
Hi All
Does anyone know if you need a Firearms License in the UK to Shoot either of the below Rapid Fire Guns,
Pardini SP Rapid Fire
Walther GSP500 Rapid Fire
Regards
George
Re: Rapid Shot UK LAW
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:41 pm
by Leon
If you are in mainland UK, you will not be allowed to own/use a cartridge handgun - handguns were banned as a result of the Dumblane school shooting many years ago.
Some of the "isles" - Wight, Man still allow handguns as the ban did not cover them.
Some pistol shooters I know do have a firearms licence and access to their 'own' pistol, but these are stored in a range armoury and can only be taken out to shoot, not home.
Re: Rapid Shot UK LAW
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:38 am
by Tim S
Technically you could own either on a Section 5 Firearms Certificate. Cartridge pistols were reclassified, rather than banned totally. Section Five also covers machine guns, and semi-auto and pump centreline rifles. The Home Secretary issues S.5 FACs; some were issued for the 2012 Olympics, and 2014 Commonwealth squads. Had the recent Birmingham Commonwealth games included shooting events, I suspect home countries athletes would have gotten S.5 authority for training before the games.
That's for England, Wales, and Scotland. The 1997 Firearms (Amendment) act did not apply to Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.