Can anyone use an airgun?

Anyone over the age of 18 can obtain an airgun if its muzzle energy is below that of 10 Joules.

Can you legally own an air gun?

Air Gun Laws

If you are 18 years or older there are no restrictions on buying an air rifle and ammunition, and you can use it wherever you have permission to shoot.

What ID do I need to buy an airgun?

What I.D is required to buy an air rifle or airgun? You must produce a form of I.D. that includes your photo, name, date of birth, and current address - for example a photocard drivers licence, passport with recent utility bill. When do you deliver?

What guns can you own without a license UK?

In England & Wales, anyone over the age of 18 years can own an air weapon without a license. Recently, in Scotland they have introduced an Air Weapon license. There are strict power limits for Air Weapons. Guns which exceed these limits are reclassified as firearms.

Can I own an air rifle in the UK without a license?

Air weapons are not licensed in England and Wales, but have restrictions on their sale. Air guns, air rifles and air pistols are exempt from the certification requirement if they are not of a type declared 'specially dangerous' by legislation.

Airgun law UK - what you can shoot in your garden

Can I shoot air rifle in my garden?

If you've just bought your first air rifle, or you're looking to get one and you're wondering whether you can shoot in your back garden, the short answer is yes, you can.

Is it illegal to have an air rifle UK?

It is an offence to have an air weapon in a public place without a reasonable excuse. It is ultimately for the courts to decide what a reasonable excuse is. However, it might include carrying a weapon to and from a shooting club, or taking a new weapon home from a dealer.

Is an air weapon classed as a firearm?

Air weapons (air rifle, air gun, air pistol)

An air weapon will be classed as a firearm if it is 'a lethal barrelled weapon' as outlined above.

What weapons can you legally carry in UK?

In general, carrying weapons in the UK is illegal. You are permitted to carry a knife with a non locking blade of less than three inches, but using it or threatening to use it as a weapon would still be illegal. It is also legal to carry a rape alarm; these can be purchased from some police stations and supermarkets.

Can anyone buy an airgun UK?

Pistols and rifles below these energy levels are still termed firearms and are dealt with under the Firearms Act, but do not require licensing in England and Wales, and may be purchased by anyone over the age of 18.

Do I need a license for a .22 airgun?

Airguns with a muzzle energy of more than 12ft/lbs can only be held on a firearm certificate.

Who can buy an airgun?

All airguns and can only be sold to adults aged 18 years or over.

What can I shoot in my garden UK?

In Scotland only you can shoot greylag geese, in England, you can shoot ringnecked parakeets but not monk parakeets, and in Northern Ireland only you can shoot starlings. Can you shoot a duck, pheasant, partridge or grouse in your back garden? Yes you can.

Will a pellet gun stop an intruder?

Unless you get a hit straight on to an eye, the only thing you are likely to do is make the intruder mad and get your pellet gun smashed down over your head (and that could happen even if you got an eye shot). Probably be more effective to leave it unloaded and use it as a club.

Can I shoot my airsoft gun in my back garden UK?

Can you shoot airsoft in my garden? Legally, you can shoot an airsoft gun on your own property. You must not allow the pellets or BBs to travel outside the boundary of your garden unless you have permission from other surrounding landowners and never onto public areas.

What are the three types of air guns?

Is it illegal to have weapons in your house UK?

Changes to the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 which were brought in on July 14 last year extended the banning of all weapons in public to now include private settings, which means people can no longer keep them at home.

Is it illegal to shoot an air rifle in your back garden UK?

Airguns may be used only on land where the user has full permission to shoot. This may be your garden, or private land owned or leased by an individual or club. Remember, wherever you shoot, you must ensure that all of your pellets remain within the boundary of the land to which your shooting permission applies.

Can I shoot a wood pigeon in my garden UK?

The lethal control (killing) of pigeons, seagulls and other wild birds in the UK is legislated by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), courtesy of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Chapter 69), which effectively reports that it is illegal to kill or injure any wild bird, including pigeons ...

Can you drive around with an air rifle?

THE AIR GUN MUST BE UNCOCKED AND UNLOADED

It is critically important that your air gun is not loaded or cocked when transporting in public. Even a cleaning pellet left in the gun can be classified as “a loaded weapon”, so don't take this one (or any of these) lightly!

Can you shoot magpies with an air rifle?

Modern air rifles are also extremely accurate; with the right pellet and a bit of practice you should be able to humanely dispatch small pests such as rats, rabbits, grey squirrels and magpies out to 35m and beyond.

What can you legally hunt with an air rifle UK?

What is the most powerful air rifle you can have without a Licence?

Legal limit air rifles

Mike Morton, editor of Airgun Shooter explains: “The legal limit for an air rifle that doesn't require you to have an FAC for your air rifle is a muzzle energy of 12 foot pounds for a rifle (six for a pistol).

How much is a firearm Licence UK?

Firearms Renewal

To renew a current Firearm certificate. Please note that if your old certificate has already expired prior to the date you submit your renewal forms, you will be required to pay £88.00 for a grant.