Firearms Law Guidance to the Police 2002 - Renewals

[ovenpaa]

The Firearms Law Guidance to the Police 2002 states:

10.9 If the chief officer of police is satisfied under section 44 of the 1997 Act that the application is for the renewal of a firearm certificate in relation to a rifle or muzzleloading pistol for use only for target shooting, one of the referees must be an official of the approved rifle or muzzleloading pistol club specified in the application. In these circumstances, the referee may be a registered firearms dealer and need not have known the applicant personally for at least two years. The other referee must satisfy the requirements of paragraph 10.6(b) above and must not be a member of any target-shooting club.

Something to remember come renewal time if you are purely a target shooter.

[Sandgroper]

When my renewal was coming up, Grampian reminded me of that requirement, as some of my firearms are for target shooting only. It actually made the process a lot easier.