Another nail?

[Jonjon79]

I can't see the point in licensing air rifles - not when I can order a crossbow to be delivered to my house or, fire 12mm lead balls from my catapult. Both able to produce considerably more than 12ftlb.

[gingernut]

Virtue signalling.
How many animals are tortured and killed without air guns being involved ?

[angrybear]

Don't preach to the converted, reply to the local rag's that print this rubbish, rebutting their claims & pointing out these acts are already illegal under currant laws.

[thumbhole]

Air guns, don't maim or kill animals. People do that and those, they are referring to are ferrel and abide by no laws, so licensing will not reduce it by 75% as they will not get a license. When will these organisations, see that it is the minority of morons, doing these crimes, not the people that are dedicated to our shooting sports.

[gordon]

Air guns, don't maim or kill animals. People do that and those, they are referring to are ferrel and abide by no laws, so licensing will not reduce it by 75% as they will not get a license. When will these organisations, see that it is the minority of morons, doing these crimes, not the people that are dedicated to our shooting sports.

They do see! but at the end of the day the Gov/ and these organisations don't want ANY member of the public bearing arms !

[gingernut]

Don't preach to the converted, reply to the local rag's that print this rubbish, rebutting their claims & pointing out these acts are already illegal under currant laws.

Theres no story for them in that.

[eddiecos]

I can't see the point in licensing air rifles - not when I can order a crossbow to be delivered to my house or, fire 12mm lead balls from my catapult. Both able to produce considerably more than 12ftlb.

Exactly the positin im in here in scotland. I applied twice and been refussed twice yet i have 2 crossbows, a compound and a recurve bow and several catapults and im free to use all of them on permissions to practice or clubs for recreational purposes and not break the law.t t

[bighit]

Exactly the positin im in here in scotland. I applied twice and been refussed twice yet i have 2 crossbows, a compound and a recurve bow and several catapults and im free to use all of them on permissions to practice or clubs for recreational purposes and not break the law.t t

Why have you been refused an AWL ? Medically or due to being a bad boy when younger ?

There has been people refused and they got theirs with some help

[eddiecos]

Why have you been refused an AWL ? Medically or due to being a bad boy when younger ?

There has been people refused and they got theirs with some help

I went through sacs for my second application and thought we had a good chance of success but they used every situation i had been in trouble and sighted that i had continued to make bad decissions and therefor a potential risk to public safety. Obviously i disagree. Been shooting 40 years without incident. If Yr

[max headroom]

but will it work the same as lorry driving licences. if you already drove a lorry you never had to take the test.(apart from proving you could work the tacho.) so, if you have had airguns for years will you be exempt. will this licencing only be for newly purchased air guns?

[Portzy]

but will it work the same as lorry driving licences. if you already drove a lorry you never had to take the test.(apart from proving you could work the tacho.) so, if you have had airguns for years will you be exempt. will this licencing only be for newly purchased air guns?

As I understand it there wasn't a grand dad clause in Scotland so if you were denied a licence you had to surrender your guns. Of course, we all know that a, (insert a number) Kg lorry in the wrong hands is far less lethal than a 12 foot pound air rifle

[bighit]

As I understand it there wasn't a grand dad clause in Scotland so if you were denied a licence you had to surrender your guns. Of course, we all know that a, (insert a number) Kg lorry in the wrong hands is far less lethal than a 12 foot pound air rifle

Correct. No grandad rights. If you have SGC or FAC that was issued before the date the licensing came in you can hold them on it until you need to renew the SGC or FAC 'Then you have to apply for an AWL.

If you did not have a current SGC or FAC then you had to apply for a AWL.

If refused an AWL you could appeal. If you did not win the appeal you had to surrender , sell or give the airguns to a friend who had an AWL.

There may be other clauses but a grandad clause was not one of them.

[rapidresponse1]

a idiot will still do things wrong if theres a licence or not,air guns are easy to get hold of without a licence the same as hand guns are if you know the right people

[Barryg]

I can't see the point in licensing air rifles - not when I can order a crossbow to be delivered to my house or, fire 12mm lead balls from my catapult. Both able to produce considerably more than 12ftlb.

Licensing airguns has nothing to do with ft/lbs or how dangerous things are because a light spear thrown at 73.5 fps weighing 2 pounds is 167 ft/lbs, also I heard that there is still a old law that says that we have to practice archery one day a week

Guns = barrels and there seem to be a psychological thing about guns with the public but do people misuse airguns more than archery equipment, my guess is that they do, I'm not sure about catapults though, if people with mental defects who are cruel found that it was harder to get airguns would it help if I'm honest I guess it might

I was into FAC guns when I was younger but now along with so many I like a simple unlicensed shooting hobby so if licensing air rifles does happen I'm not sure yet if I would give up airguns depends on what the licence is I suppose.

I wonder if a licensing would devalue airguns in the UK?

[Verminx]

Just a matter of time before england starts licensing air guns in my opinion. It all started with the ban hunting with dogs from then on its only going downhill. Then when they get there own way with that theyl find something else to pick on.