do you need a licence for an air rifle

Junco Partner

was just wondering as im interested in getting one. my uncle had one and he said something about not being meant to have one as he had no licence

Tackleberrywho

f0ggy92 wrote: »

was just wondering as im interested in getting one. my uncle has one and he said something about not being meant to have one as he had no licence

And he was right, he should go into his local RFD hand it in and then go to the Gardaí and hope they let him licence it.

He could end up in major DO DO if he holds on to it!

Air Rifle is a Firearm under the firearms regulations

cbrjohnthou

f0ggy92 wrote: »

was just wondering as im interested in getting one. my uncle has one and he said something about not being meant to have one as he had no licence

hope not mate cause if you do your just after hanging your uncle:D:D:D

Rovi

Anything producing over 1 Joule of muzzle energy requires a Firearm Certificate.
This means anything more powerful than an airsoft device: the vast majority of airguns, paintball guns, conventional cartridge firearms, etc.

So yes, you do need a Cert.

Tell your uncle to rectify his situation immediately.

Junco Partner

hes my "hypothetical" uncle

jap gt

f0ggy92 wrote: »

hes my "hypothetical" uncle

i wouldnt say much more on here about your 'uncle' could end up in a lot of trouble having an illegal firearm

Junco Partner

he doesn't have it anymore any way, got rid of it two summers ago so it doeswnt really matter i was just inquiring about it because i'm interested in getting one not wether or not my uncle would get in trouble. dont think i'll bother getting one now since i'll need to go through the hassle of getting a licence. ill just get an airsoft instead

Dusty87

f0ggy92 wrote: »

he doesn't have it anymore any way, got rid of it two summers ago so it doeswnt really matter i was just inquiring about it because i'm interested in getting one not wether or not my uncle would get in trouble. dont think i'll bother getting one now since i'll need to go through the hassle of getting a licence. ill just get an airsoft instead

Why is it you want the gun??

Junco Partner

just to **** about, targets and the like and also the airsoft pellets don't seem to deter the cats from using our shed and coal bunker as a toilet constantly , a nice metal slug up the hole should ensure i dont have to dump any more clothes cos the cat pissed all over them when they were put out to the laundry

gman2k

Presuming the cat is your neighbours shooting it could get you into a spot of bother.

Junco Partner

nah its a stray theres a load of strays around our village none of my neighbours have cats they all have dogs and i could never bring myself to shoot a dog

nachoman

My brother accidently shot himself in the neck with an air pistol once,
there was no pellet in it at the time put the pump action stunned him for bout 20 min,

doi!

cbrjohnthou

f0ggy92 wrote: »

just to **** about, targets and the like and also the airsoft pellets don't seem to deter the cats from using our shed and coal bunker as a toilet constantly , a nice metal slug up the hole should ensure i dont have to dump any more clothes cos the cat pissed all over them when they were put out to the laundry

get a.22 lad, you can pop off a few rabbits when you've gone through the cats, gettin the licence aint that hard.

sonofthegun

shank1 wrote: »

get a.22 lad, you can pop off a few rabbits when you've gone through the cats, gettin the licence aint that hard.

dont know about that shank1 if hes based in south tipp its a nightmare to get anything past our super totaly anti gun
stog

Junco Partner

know feck all about guns a .22 is an air rifle ya?

jap gt

f0ggy92 wrote: »

know feck all about guns a .22 is an air rifle ya?

the lads are talking about a .22 which is a rimfire rifle, good bit of info for you in the link

http://www.riflesintheuk.com/rimfire.htm

pajero2005

f0ggy92 wrote: »

just to **** about

:eek:I don't think you should put that down on your FAC1 form. It mightn't go down too well with your local FO.

Junco Partner

should i put down for use in killing sprees instead

pajero2005

f0ggy92 wrote: »

should i put down for use in killing sprees instead

I'd really appreciate if you did. At least that way I could sleep easy at night knowing there is one lass muppet with a gun.;)

flanum

This is one thread not doing the sport any favours!

Tackleberrywho

I agree flanum

Vegeta

Thread closed as it turned into a bloody train wreck and was adding nothing to the forum.