Sporting Gun

Can I get this FAC condition removed?

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I have a condition on my FAC that says my stalking rifle can only be used on land approved by the police. Can I get that changed? I’ve been shooting for years and it seems rather pointless.

David says: It is largely pointless. Land is neither intrinsica­lly safe nor unsafe. It all depends on the user and the direction in which the gun is fired. The more bureaucrat­ically minded police forces apply this condition; the more pragmatic ones don’t. The Home Office advice is that it should be removed once you have gained sufficient experience, which you seem to have done. Email your local force and ask for it to be removed.

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