SCOTTISH AIRGUN CLUBS - lets start a LIST

[gingernut]

To avoid reading the tedious legislation!
Will you be able to shoot on private land if you get your Licence?
Ie. your own property or with permission.

[Sloughi]

To avoid reading the tedious legislation!
Will you be able to shoot on private land if you get your Licence?
Ie. your own property or with permission.

From what I understand yes but it will adhere to the same rules as for FAC. That is it must be for a reason such as pest control (and be suitable size, thatvis not your back yard) or for plinking/target/zeroing be suitable size and safe (backstop, boundary control so people can't unexpectedly enter the "range") and not annoy your neighbours. They might want to inspect it, if they ever have enough manpower to do so, so I would expect some very long delays.

[gingernut]

So anyone with a bit of land could give permission to licensed airgun shooters to eg target shoot?
Without being a formal club?

Just trying to think of ways to confuse em!

After all even in SNP Scotland you must have a right to carry out legal activities on your own land and nobody says shooting a licensed airgun is illegal.

And when is a Club a Club?
If I give permission to five blokes to shoot on my land that isn't a Club.

[johnnytheboy]

Will an air rifle club or air rifle shooting area need to have a section 11 like a clay club after the new legislation is introduced?

This is a weird bit of misunderstood law. If I as a shotgun holder took my friend to my permission where I control vermin or shoot game (land not owned by me) and gave my friend (not a license holder) a shot of my shot gun under my supervision I would be breaking the law! Only the landowner could supervise my friend legally.

However if we went to a clay ground and carried out the same role we would not be breaking the law as they hold a section 11 exemption!

Will this apply to air rifle clubs! If so the introduction of new non certificated members would be risky unless the the club were in possession of said section 11 exemption!

[hebhaggis]

Any more Clubs list them here .
Any NEW Clubs starting ? Please post here .
I will then ask the Mods to 'sticky ' this and tidy up the thread .

If people know where Clubs are it will be half the battle won in applying for a Licence ....club membership will be one of the 'valid reasons' to apply
for a Licence . Not everyon can be a 'collector' or vermin controller ....

So far no Clubs it seems in outlying areas .North or West ...

Regards
Haggis

[Creakingjoints]

I'm over in Scourie mate, 6,000 acres of un-used estate land and can't get a permission for zeroing. Nearest club is Strathpeffer about 85 miles. How about the foreshore though ? Wildfowling between low and high watermark without permission, just access permission required. Worth an enquiry.

[TopDog]

To all those in SW Scotland look up:-

http://www.ukshootingsupplies.com/

Good indoor range facilities and thriving membership.

All main details on website and also has a good Facebook presence I understand.

Very convenient if you live in and around Lochmaben, Lockerbie of Dumfries etc!

Hope to see you there.

atvb
David