Security of Firearms and Ammunition
| Author | Laura Saunsbury/Nick Doherty |
| Pages | 137-142 |
Chapter 8
Security of Firearms and Ammunition
INTRODUCTION
8.01 All firearms and shotguns will be held on certificate subject to conditions as to them being held and used securely. ‘Firearms or shotguns to which a certificate relates must be stored securely at all times so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, access to the guns by unauthorised persons’.
8.02 On a firearm or shotgun certificate the relevant statutory conditions are expressed as follows:
(4) That the firearms and ammunition to which the certificate relates must at all times (except in the circumstances described in (5) below) be stored securely so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, access to them by unauthorised persons.
(5) That, where a firearm or ammunition to which the certificate relates—
(a) is in use;
(b) the certificate holder has the firearm with him for the purpose of cleaning, repairing or testing, or for some other purpose connected with its use, transfer
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(c) is in transit to or from a place in connection with its use for any of the purposes at (b) above,
reasonable precautions must be taken for the safe custody of the firearm or ammunition.
8.03 Similar conditions are imposed on RFDs, auctioneers, shooting clubs, museums and those who hold the Secretary of State’s authority to possess prohibited weapons. In some of these cases the conditions relating to security may also require the firearms in question to be stored at particular premises (such as the RFD’s place of business, or the clubhouse, as appropriate), unless in use. There are a large number of technical specifications, such as the thickness of the steel from which a gun cabinet should be made and the type of alarm that might be appropriate in particular circumstances, but these details are outside the scope of this book.
8.04 When considering the question of security, it is important to bear in mind two matters. Firstly, it is a criminal offence to fail to comply with a condition of your certificate, and so if you were found to be in breach of the security requirements you are liable to be prosecuted. Secondly, failure to take security seriously is likely to lead the police to believe your possession of firearms might pose a danger to public...
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