Thread: Guns Guns and MORE Guns

Originally Posted by Christianrau

Gotta love the waiting game!

Yup. 😂

It all takes ages here in the UK. So safe bought, then application, then checks and references then finally hopefully they will let me buy a gun or 4.

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I got lucky. Here in Texas it normally takes a bit to get your license to carry. Luckily for me, only took 19 days! Are you able to carry on you in the UK?

Originally Posted by Christianrau

I got lucky. Here in Texas it normally takes a bit to get your license to carry. Luckily for me, only took 19 days! Are you able to carry on you in the UK?

Absolutely not, If you ever stated you wanted a firearm for self protection you would be instanly dismissed from ever owning a firearm, you need written permission from a land owner a clean crimminal record, access to your full medical records 2 referees a fully lockable firearm safe including a lockable ammo case, then you would be subject to police checks and house calls, and this can take 4 or 5 months as there is a huge back log waiting list at present, once they are sure you are a suitable candidate then they may issue you a FAC certificate, even then you will be subject to ammo and gun and rifle restrictions.

Originally Posted by Christianrau

I got lucky. Here in Texas it normally takes a bit to get your license to carry. Luckily for me, only took 19 days! Are you able to carry on you in the UK?

Everything celticcrusader said. But also if you're a member of a club.

The basic point being you need good reason and self defence is not a good reason.

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Well here in the UK handguns are strictly prohibited with only 2 exceptions I know of.

Long barreled pistols which essentially makes it a rifle length.

Humane dispatchers I believe can hold a license for a handgun.

Other than that any calibre of rifle can be held to my understanding up to and including 50cal.

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I'm curious about the UK and hunting lodges/guided hunts. Do lodges provide or rent firearms to clients?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I'm curious about the UK and hunting lodges/guided hunts. Do lodges provide or rent firearms to clients?

I honestly dont know.

I know if I want to go to a clay pigeon shoot for instance I can hire a shotgun and have at some clays all done on private land, and I also know that you can head to a lodge and hunt deer etc. But not sure as a non FAC holder in the UK if you can hire a firearm for this.

However as a foreigner from a country that allows firearms ownership, if your gun is legal in the UK you can apply cor a license to bring it to the UK I believe.

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Here in Missouri as of 1/1/17 you no longer need a permit to carry concealed.

Another thing regarding UK law, if for whatever reason if you held a firearm or shotgun licence in the UK and your home was broken into and the assailent attacked you and robbed you, then you shot and killed him with your firearm you would go to jail, if you even beat the hell out of the attacker in your own home you can only use appropriate force anything above appropriate force then you are in trouble, now you see what it's like when liberal lunatics and european law runs your country for the last 40 years. I'm so pleased we have signed off with brexit and we are on our way YIPPIE! lets get back to common sense once again.

Wow that is rough in the UK. Iowa you can sit through a class and don't ever touch a gun that's $50, then your permit is $60. Or you can take the class online and again never touch a gun. Then after that just conceal and go. Kinda crazy you never go through any fire arms safety here.