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getting a rifle liscense

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  • 30-11-2008 5:40pm
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    Tomebagel
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    What are the chances of getting a liscense for a .22 or air rifle for a 16 year old?

    access to plenty of land.

    do you think it will be refused?

    thanks,


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    endasmail
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    ask your firearms officer ,he ll no the crack


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    fathersymes
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    If you have a good reason to have a .22, proof of somewhere to shoot or be a member of a club there should be no trouble in getting a "License".


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    Rovi
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    A young man of my acquaintance applied for a .22 rifle licence the day after his 16th birthday, and had the document in his hand 6 weeks later.
    He was that time (and still is) a full member of a target shooting club, and had done their basic firearms safety course.

    edited to add:
    Also, he had about 400 acres worth of hunting permission, but his Firearms Officer was much more impressed with the club membership and the safety course certificate.

    Also, also, his dad already had a couple of licences, and the requisite safe storage facilities.


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    Tomebagel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭Tomebagel


    Do you need a license to join a target shooting club?
    cheers rovi


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    Scoogles
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    I know plenty of young fellas who were turned down for rifle certs because of their age. In most of the circumstances it was because there was no other firearms in the house or person in the family who could supervise the use of at such a young age. Any of them who got an uncle or somebody experienced to say they'd show them the ropes had no problems. Some of those refused rifle certs did get shotgun licences though, which is a bit of a contradiction. Probably something to do with the range of gun i'expect,. Our club did a basic NARGC/ County Safety Officer course for every body in the club in the last few weeks, was well attended and was a bit of craic afterwards. the local Firearms officer is impressed.


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    Tomebagel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭Tomebagel


    ya see i have no one that already does it,

    my oul lad was interested in taken it up in the first place and it was him who asked me to look up how to get one for myself.

    so my question now would it make a difference if we both applied or he applied first then i went for it?

    cheers,


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    johnfaul
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭johnfaul


    youll have to be interviewed by your local superintendant along with one of your parents that give you consent for the gun because your under 18 you would also need to have the profficency course done it is a good help for getting a licence


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    Scoogles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Scoogles


    The way i see it is that there is no obligation on you to do any course, training or have any body with you to apply for a licence, however if you only do a half arsed job in applying or 'satisfying' the local super you won't get a licence.
    If your serious about taking up shooting do a firearms safety course anyway, its a good instruction to have, go on the NARGC wabpage and they have details on courses. If you do a little work on showing the super you are serious there shouldn't be a great problem. Just 'satisfy' him. In the words of Roy "fail to prepare, prepare to fail"


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