Home Office publishes new guidance on firearms licensing to reduce bureaucracy and drive efficiency and consistency for the police
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Durham firearms licence applicants to pay for medical checks
Firearms licence: Concern as troubled force’s pilot medical report scheme exceeds Home Office guidance and legal requirements.
New firearms licensing guidelines to consider domestic abuse
Shooting: The Home Office has announced new guidance on firearms licensing and domestic abuse. The Home Office aims to promote consistency across forces when investigating firearms and domestic violence link.
Warwickshire and West Mercia Police announce firearms licensing changes
A series of changes to the process for firearms licensing has been unveiled by the Warwickshire and West Mercia Police forces.
Can I apply for a variation to my Firearms Certificate?
I would like a variation to my Firearms Certificate for deer stalking, in order to possess a .308 or .30-06. I would like a double rifle but maybe a conventional bolt-action rifle might be best?
I have been asked to act as a Firearms Certificate mentor!
Firearms Certificate mentor: I have been asked to act as mentor for a friend of mine who has recently been granted an FAC, subject to having a mentor. Are there any issues I should be aware of if i decide to become an FAC mentor?
Anger at proposal to raise fees for firearms and shotgun licences
Anger at proposal to raise fees for firearms and shotgun licences: Fieldsports groups object as police chiefs say increasing licensing costs should not be borne by the public purse.
Chief constable calls for simpler firearms licence conditions
Firearms licence conditions: Chief constable advises that conditions for firearms licensing should be streamlined to prevent delays and save police time.
Urgent call for shooting community to respond to EU firearms consultation
EU firearms consultation: The shooting community has “a duty to respond” to the biased EU firearms questionnaire, say fieldsports organisations.
Do I need a variation on my Firearms Certificate for dogs?
If I need to shoot dogs that are attacking my sheep do I need a variation on my Firearms Certificate?
EU firearms consultation “biased and harmful”
EU firearms consultation: Fieldsport bodies urge shooters to respond to consultation over fears it will be hijacked by uninformed ‘public opinion’.
Royal Mail carriage of firearms hit by size limit rules
Royal Mail’s new maximum size limits on parcels will make it more difficult for shooters to send firearms in the post.
Size limit rules hit carriage of firearms
Royal Mail changes maximum parcel size rules which will make it more difficult for shooters to send firearms in the post
Online firearms licensing to go live this summer
Shooters will soon be able to apply for a firearms licence online as well as track its progress, make changes and pay.
Is firearms ownership a right and not a privilege?
In a recent article you said that firearms ownership is a right not a privilege. I’ve just had a letter from North Yorkshire police saying the holding of a certificate is a privilege not a right. Who is correct?
Is your police force applying conditions to your firearms certificate?
David Frost reveals that some police forces are still slapping their own unnecessary and unsanctioned conditions on firearms certificates.
Hampshire Police apologise over firearms licence renewals
Hampshire Police Firearms Licensing Department has apologised to certificate holders for delays in issuing firearms licence renewals after BBC Radio Solent drew attention to a backlog of 13,000 certificates last year, causing delays of up to five months.