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Originally Posted by chav1
i thought peopel who shot for a hobby had their guns kept at the gun club which ithink was a good idea as it meant them not been in the home
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no they are kept at home.
you must have a secure gun safe fitted (set in concrete and fixed to an internal wall) which must then be inspected by the police firearms officer BEFORE you apply for a gun licence and you must also be a member of a home office approved gun/rifle club
and you must specify exactly which gun's/rifles you are applying for a licence for (well what calibre anyway) and normally they will only allow 1 gun of each calibre and the number of guns you can own is entirely down to the firearms officer.
technically you can still own handguns
but only if they are fitted with a rifle stock (which can easily be removed) and it must have a barrel of at least 13 inches or alternatively you can legally own a black powder pistol as these are not covered by the ban.
(with a license of course)
alternatively you can use the clubs own guns