Burnsy / police question (air rifles)

[ShiWarrior]

anyone know what the legality is of having one of these ?
are you allowed to shoot at home shooting out of the window into the garden/farmers land ?

 

[Xordium]

don't you think you should ask someone in a position of authority about something with such drastic implications rather than on a forum ?

http://www.airgunshooting.co.uk/expert-advice/airgun_law_in_the_uk_1_1111764

they may be better placed to answer your question !

 

[ShiWarrior]

becuase I don't want to be calling the police and wasting there time

 

[Ayahuasca]

 

[Terminal_Boy]

don't you think you should ask someone in a position of authority about something with such drastic implications rather than on a forum ?

http://www.airgunshooting.co.uk/expert-advice/airgun_law_in_the_uk_1_1111764

they may be better placed to answer your question !

And on top of all the various legal restrictions, consider how your neighbours might react to seeing a gun barrel poking out of a window.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Thanks for the link Xordium, answered my question in there
Ta

 

[Xordium]

becuase I don't want to be calling the police and wasting there time

when someone reports you then you will wasting more of their time do you think ?

Thanks for the link Xordium, answered my question in there
Ta

check it's still valid though wasn't the date 2011 or something - seriously ring the police and get it from the horses mouth .

 

[ShiWarrior]

And on top of all the various legal restrictions, consider how your neighbours might react to seeing a gun barrel poking out of a window.

my neighbour has been doing that this evening !

sometimes we have my little 2 nephews and my niece running around in my garden !

 

[Xordium]

Hmm you need to take them out first then don't you. Wow this is going to be like Konig vs Zaitsev!

 

[DJMK4]

How big is garden ? 12 ft lb air rifle although can be used out the window in to the garden, depends, also must be shot downwards and the pellet must not leave your fence boundry

Also neighbours ?


Could be a legit question my friends dad used to live out in the sticks with a nice back yard, and farms either side, used to shoot out his bedroom window when rabbits used to enter the garden boundry

 

[Redz]

AFAIK It's perfectly legal if you are shooting at animals considered to be vermin, such as Rats, Magpies, Estate Agents, Crows, etc.

 

[NexusK]

don't you think you should ask someone in a position of authority about something with such drastic implications rather than on a forum ?

http://www.airgunshooting.co.uk/expert-advice/airgun_law_in_the_uk_1_1111764

they may be better placed to answer your question !

His thread is aimed at a member who is a policeman, it's not like he's asking a pastry chef.

 

[danza]

You also can't discharge an air weapon within X distance of a public path or road. Something like 15m iirc. OP needs to swot up before armed response get all Mark Duggan up in there.

 

[OhEsEcks]

are you allowed to shoot at home shooting out of the window into the garden/farmers land ?

A mate of mine in school was a farmers son. His dad used to do that with rabbits in the vegetable garden on their farm.

No idea on the legality behind it mind you. But it scared the crap out of me one of the times I stayed over at his.

 

[ShiWarrior]

How big is garden ? 12 ft lb air rifle although can be used out the window in to the garden, depends, also must be shot downwards and the pellet must not leave your fence boundry

Also neighbours ?


Could be a legit question my friends dad used to live out in the sticks with a nice back yard, and farms either side, used to shoot out his bedroom window when rabbits used to enter the garden boundry

it is a legit question
why I am asking , is because we have had to phone the police a few times about him next door, he is very aggressive, and I believe he shouldn't be allowed a rifle, I think its in the wrong hands, he has fallen out with all his neighbours !

 

[teaboy5]

His thread is aimed at a member who is a policeman, it's not like he's asking a pastry chef.

He isn't a policeman though.

 

[bitslice]

I wouldn't be impressed if I saw a neighbour with one of these, too many people shoot at cats for giggles.
Swap 'cat' for 'child' and you can see the potential for innocently hacking someone to death (for giggles, natch)

 

[Redz]

He isn't a policeman though.

He's a very naughty boy

 

[NexusK]

He isn't a policeman though.

He's not? I thought he was.

 

[ShiWarrior]

He's not? I thought he was.

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