Substitution Rifle to shotgun

ByeByeGTI

Hi everyone

Could you please tell me under the new rules and regulations. how do i change from a rifle to a shotgun, is it straight forward and another 80 euro.

has anyone done this ?

thanks

foxboy

ByeByeGTI wrote: »

Hi everyone

Could you please tell me under the new rules and regulations. how do i change from a rifle to a shotgun, is it straight forward and another 80 euro.

has anyone done this ?

thanks

as far as I know, it's a new application and €80

The Garda Commissioner’s Guidelines as to the Practical Application and Operation of the Firearms Acts, 1925-2009.

page 38

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ‘LIKE FOR LIKE
When an application to substitute a firearm certificate is made – on the basis of ‘like for like’ – the process should be completed by the Garda Síochána in a reasonable time frame of approx. 14 days. This application will be made on the ordinary application form FCA1 and will not require a fee. In this situation, the applicant will not be required to undergo the entire application process again e.g. medical enquires, referees etc. It should be noted that approx two weeks following the issue of a substitute firearm certificate, the original firearm certificate will cease to be in force and should be destroyed by the holder.
When assessing a ‘like for like’ application, an issuing person should be satisfied that the applicant’s ‘Good Reason’ for possessing the firearm has not changed since the original grant of the certificate. For example, substituting a non restricted long firearm for another non restricted long firearm is allowable provided that the applicant does not intend shooting deer instead of say species that are destructive to farming or hunting activities. As stated, the ‘Good Reason’ must remain fundamentally the same as in the original grant.

Cass

Rifle for a shotgun is not a straight substitution. It will mean a new application for the shotgun and an FCA2 to cancel the license for the rifle if you are not keeping it. If you are its just the FCA1 for the shotgun.