FAC questions

[SealDriver]

SD I can only speak from my experiences and those of my hunting and target shooting friends. If you belong to a rifle club that doesn't have secure storage then the police cannot expect you to store your rifle with them.

If a newbie wishes to join a rifle club to improve their marksmanship and then go out hunting then the Police can not expect a shooter to draw his/her rifle from the rifle club each time they wish to use it for hunting.

Different Police Forces have different views on what is considered 'secure', talking to the Police, BASC and a few local clubs may have the desired affect.

Depending on where you live, land permission may be difficult to obtain especially if that person is a novice and unfamiliar to hunting with firearms.

Some local forces prefer new shooters to find themselves an experienced shooter to coach them and act as a referee on the newbies FAC application.

If I was going for my first FAC licence, I would do a great deal of research and if required I would jump through the hoops the Police told me too (within reason) in-order to obtain my licence, in fact I did. On my re-newal I was given an open license and I have had an open license ever since.

A bit of give and take goes along way.