carrying an airrifle in a public place? anyone know the law
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any one know the law regards to carrying an air rifle in public, in a gun bag obviously? need to meet someone who's bought my gun & am now worried about getting the train into central london with a rifle? i know this sounds a really stupid question anyone know the law on this?
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just type you question into google, loads of stuff:
Public Places and Highways
You may never have an airgun in a public place without proper reason for doing so. If you are travelling to and from a place where you have the right to shoot, the gun must be in a case as above. A gun is loaded if there is a pellet or any form of projectile in it, including an "air weapon which has a loaded magazine, is loaded even though there is no round in the breach".
It is an offence to fire an airgun within 50 feet of the centre of a public highway, If by doing so you cause any member of the public using that highway to be injured, interrupted or endangered. This applies even if you are on private property adjacent the highway. Public highways include roads, bridleways and public footpaths.
Public Places and Highways
You may never have an airgun in a public place without proper reason for doing so. If you are travelling to and from a place where you have the right to shoot, the gun must be in a case as above. A gun is loaded if there is a pellet or any form of projectile in it, including an "air weapon which has a loaded magazine, is loaded even though there is no round in the breach".
It is an offence to fire an airgun within 50 feet of the centre of a public highway, If by doing so you cause any member of the public using that highway to be injured, interrupted or endangered. This applies even if you are on private property adjacent the highway. Public highways include roads, bridleways and public footpaths.
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also keep the pellets in a different place to the gun, if you have to carry them as well.
somewhere like your pocket for instance.
therse a few people i'd like taken out, on the trains..LOL
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somewhere like your pocket for instance.
therse a few people i'd like taken out, on the trains..LOL
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Basically, as long as it is not capable of being fired.
When we didn't have a gun case we would wrap it 6 times in a blanket (short distances only).
If it falls out of the blanket you're stuffed
When we didn't have a gun case we would wrap it 6 times in a blanket (short distances only).
If it falls out of the blanket you're stuffed
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