I have a .22/250 rifle for fox shooting. I have let a lot of my land go and I only have 200 acres left.
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FIREARMS CERTIFICATE
David Frost
There is no legal requirement of this sort for firearms certificates. What matters is whether you can use the gun safely in the area you have.
That will depend on where the land is situated and such things as whether there are houses or footpaths in the immediate vicinity.
Provided you can take your shots with a good backstop and without endangering other people I can?t see any problem.
Of course there?s always the possibility that at some time in the life of your firearms certificate you will get more land over which you can shoot.
It would be worth getting your firearms certificate conditioned for muntjac and Chinese Water Deer as they are spreading quite fast.
They may not be in your area now but could be in the near future.
The use of game cover for shoots has changed drastically in recent years, says Felix Petit, driven by an increase in government grants
By contacting your PCC about your local force’s firearms licensing performance you can help instigate change, says Conor O’Gorman.
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