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  • 11-01-2014 10:54am
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    villainous
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    A friend of mine has asked to come along next time I'm shooting vermin on a local farm. Simple question, Is he allowed to shoot my gun?

    Cheers in advance


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    valerossi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭valerossi


    Nope not legally to the best of my knowledge and it's a sure way to loose permission bringing lads onto permissions without asking the farmer, plus it's just asking for an accident to happen.
    Saying that people do do it.


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    juice1304
    Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭juice1304


    He is only allowed to shoot your firearm on an authorized range.


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    Sika98k
    Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Sika98k


    villainous wrote: »
    A friend of mine has asked to come along next time I'm shooting vermin on a local farm. Simple question, Is he allowed to shoot my gun?

    Cheers in advance

    NO.


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    g00167015
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭g00167015


    ONLY the certificate holder is authorized to use the firearm


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    Jonty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Jonty


    juice1304 wrote: »
    He is only allowed to shoot your firearm on an authorized range.

    I don't think this is correct either


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    juice1304
    Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭juice1304


    Jonty wrote: »
    I don't think this is correct either

    It is


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    Cass
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    Jonty wrote: »
    I don't think this is correct either

    Range SI allows for the use of a firearm by another while on a range and under supervision of a competent person (doesn't have to be the firearm owner).
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    Sparks
    Registered Users Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Cass wrote: »
    Range SI allows for the use of a firearm by another while on a range and under supervision of a competent person (doesn't have to be the firearm owner).

    And section 2(4)(d) of the Act has always allowed it.

    That can be overridden by conditions in the range authorisation or insurance requirements or local range rules though; so ask first, the whole "forgiveness is easier than permission" thing does not generally apply with firearms...


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    Sparks
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    (nice to see the average boards.ie shooting forum poster's legal knowledge exceeds that of certain TDs though :) )


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,219 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Sparks wrote: »
    (nice to see the average boards.ie shooting forum poster's legal knowledge exceeds that of certain TDs though :) )

    Surely that comes as no surprise?:D:D


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