Legal Items
Experiencing undue delays in the renewal or variation of your certificate? Click here to read a summary of the advice given to an ACPO licensing conference by Mark Scoggins, solicitor advocate.
The recent ruling of the United States Supreme Court, District of Columbia v. Heller, (see News page) confirmed the right to keep and bear arms as being an individual right not contingent upon being a member of a militia. Click here to read the brief of the Cato Institute and History Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm as Amici Curiae in support of the Respondent (Heller).
The constitutional right inherited from England:
"The English right to have and use arms belonged to individuals broadly, regardless of militia service"
"Amicus Curiae" - friend of the Court, a disinterested adviser.
Firearms Law - Guidance to the Police 2002
...........................this is a must have and must read for every secretary of every shooting club in the UK!. These are the guidelines issued to every firearms administrator in the UK. Click here to download in PDF and keep it handy for when it comes time to renew your or your club's certificate, or for when you apply for that much needed variation. Know what your obligations under UK firearms law are! Don't rely on someone else's word for it - check for yourself !