On the back of Practical shooters' post about Police Scotland I thought I'd have a poke about their website https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us ... -shotguns/ - I'm meant to be working so anything to divert myself
Anyway, I found this comment to be interesting....." a firearm or shotgun will be granted to an individual who is assessed by the Police as not posing a threat to public safety or the peace and having good reason to own the firearm or shotgun" especially the "good reason to own the [...] shotgun" bit.
As far as I know, only Sec1 needs a 'good reason' or are thing different in 'All air guns are evil' Scotland?
Different rules in Scotland or Police Scotland making it up?
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Re: Different rules in Scotland or Police Scotland making it
You need a good reason to own shotguns in general, but not a good reason for each shotgun. However, the "good reason" requirement for shotguns is so heavily qualified in law (I have heard because the politician that introduced it hadn't figured that without qualification he'd have to hand in daddy's Purdeys) that it might as well not exist.
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I didn't think that was the case. From what I understood, anyone can own a shotgun. I'm sure someone said you could buy a shotgun, stick it in a cabinet and never shoot it... Of course in reality, FEO's would always want to know why you want one. Think someone on here said they told their FEO it was none of their business when they asked.IainWR wrote:You need a good reason to own shotguns in general, but not a good reason for each shotgun.
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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/28Pippin89 wrote:I didn't think that was the case. From what I understood, anyone can own a shotgun. I'm sure someone said you could buy a shotgun, stick it in a cabinet and never shoot it... Of course in reality, FEO's would always want to know why you want one. Think someone on here said they told their FEO it was none of their business when they asked.IainWR wrote:You need a good reason to own shotguns in general, but not a good reason for each shotgun.
See sub-sections 1A and 1B
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Re: Different rules in Scotland or Police Scotland making it
1b is crystal clear, isn't it!IainWR wrote:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/28Pippin89 wrote:I didn't think that was the case. From what I understood, anyone can own a shotgun. I'm sure someone said you could buy a shotgun, stick it in a cabinet and never shoot it... Of course in reality, FEO's would always want to know why you want one. Think someone on here said they told their FEO it was none of their business when they asked.IainWR wrote:You need a good reason to own shotguns in general, but not a good reason for each shotgun.
See sub-sections 1A and 1B
[F1(1)Subject to subsection (1A) below, a shot gun certificate shall be granted or, as the case may be, renewed by the chief officer of police if he is satisfied that the applicant can be permitted to possess a shot gun without danger to the public safety or to the peace.
(1A)No such certificate shall be granted or renewed if the chief officer of police—
(a)has reason to believe that the applicant is prohibited by this Act from possessing a shot gun; or
(b)is satisfied that the applicant does not have a good reason for possessing, purchasing or acquiring one.
(1B)For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1A) above an applicant shall, in particular, be regarded as having a good reason if the gun is intended to be used for sporting or competition purposes or for shooting vermin; and an application shall not be refused by virtue of that paragraph merely because the applicant intends neither to use the gun himself nor to lend it for anyone else to use.
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Andy632 beat me to it. You must have a valid reason but an application must not be refused if you don't have one...
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Told you it might as well not exist ... :)Pippin89 wrote:Andy632 beat me to it. You must have a valid reason but an application must not be refused if you don't have one...
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That you did!IainWR wrote:Told you it might as well not exist ... :)Pippin89 wrote:Andy632 beat me to it. You must have a valid reason but an application must not be refused if you don't have one...
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