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Whether you require legal advice relating to firearms, shotguns, air weapons or antique guns, our specialist solicitors are available to assist with all aspects of firearms possession, acquisition and usage. With over 34 different Acts of Parliament, numerous pieces of secondary legislation and European Directives all regulating firearms and every aspect of their use, it is vital that you acquire expert legal advice to ensure your actions remain legal at all times.
Call us on 01616 966 229 if you would like to speak to a solicitor in relation to a firearms or gun law related issue.
Each application for a certificate will be judged on its merits by the police. Although some types of sentences may disqualify a person from possessing firearms of any kind, even lesser sentences may make the police believe that you are a ‘danger to public safety or to the peace’. If you are worried that your previous convictions may impact your application or renewal, please contact us so that we can provide you with advice on how to maximise your chances of success.
A decision by the police to refuse to grant a firearms certificate or a shotgun certificate can be appealed to the Crown Court. Although the matter is in the Crown Court these proceedings are civil in nature. The court hearing is essentially a new application but is made orally before a Crown Court judge. It is therefore important to acquire expert legal advice as soon as possible.
Much depends on why the application was refused in the first instance. If the police were concerned about your previous convictions, then the context of the offending can be explained in order to mitigate the court’s concern. If the police were of the opinion that the firearm sought is not suitable then an expert can be instructed to comment on the suitability or to suggest an alternative. Our advice is necessarily tailored to each appeal.
Air weapon law in England and Wales in complicated. Some can be freely possessed by those of a certain age, whilst others are either prohibited or are section 1 firearms and require firearm certificates to possess. Shooting, transporting and storing air pistols and air rifles is also legally complicated and it is relatively easy to fall foul of the law. The consequences of doing so can be severe since firearms legislation does not always distinguish between the usage of air weapons and other firearms.
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