what age do you have to be for a shotgun certificate and firearms certifcate?

Answer 1

There is no
Age Restrictions on a shotgun certificate. 15 is the minumin age for a firearms certificate

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:

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.

At the age of 15 you may apply for a coterminous" shotgun certificate wich basicaly is a shotgun and firearms certificat that both expier at the same time (5 year grant) Becaus there both prossesd at the same time it works out cheaper than it would individualy --- shotgun cert £50 firearms £50. coterminous cert £60. If you are thinking of taking up shooting, then i advise you to start your home work, finding out the laws, the guns, affective killing ranges of guns etc, your quarry (game) and everything that will help you to get you certificats.
There is alot of rigma to go through to apply for your certificat, and ounce done you will recive a visit from your local firearms officer. I see othere people are going on about checks etc but since your question was what is the age for----------------------------
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Answer 2

The age for a shotgun licence and fire arms licence is 16.
It costs £50 each but if you apply for both at the same time you will only have to pay £65.

Don't listen to some of the stupid answers on here already. You are not subject to yearly checks and if you have a criminal record as long as it is not for a violent crime then you can still get one.

However you will be interviewed as to why you want one and where you are going to use it.
It is fairly easy to get a shotgun licence. As with a fire arms licence you will need to be able to secure the gun. Almost all police forces now insist that you have a gun cabinet or safe and that it is out of sight, or your house is protected by an extremely good alarm system if they are on show.

If you want a fire arms licence you will need permission from land owners to shoot on their land. The police will survey the land to ensure that it is safe to shoot on i.e the shot wont travel for miles if you miss your target. They will also limit you to the type and calibre of gun you have based on your usage.

I would like to see the same type of rules applied to fire arms licences in the UK as they do in Germany, where you have to sit tests on safety and animal ID before they allow you a licence.

Answer 3

18

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I am not sure if it is 18 nor 21 but as long as you have permition to shoot on farm or private land you are OK , I used to shoot at 13/14 but I worked on a farm and I dont think I SPELt it correct

Answer 6

Brad has the correct info.

Answer 7

I believe it's 21 in the UK.

Answer 8

i am not sure but my husband thinks it could be 21, unless you are the one of many who choose to go under ground which i don't think you are as you asked this question.

Answer 9

not sure where you are from but different states have different policy's you need to check your local gun laws

Answer 10

18 and very responsible you will get police checks every year and if you have a criminal record at all you have no chance of getting one