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Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
This series brings together firearms guidance and application forms.
Guidance on safe handling and storage of air guns and air rifles.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Guidance for businesses and individuals on what licence and supporting documentation you need to export firearms, ammunition and related equipment.
The firearms security handbook provides guidance on storing and transporting firearms.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Clarify range safety or construction issues not directly effecting range safety.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended).
Information on how to get firearms licensing, manage weapons for a shooting club or get a museum licence.
Specifications for adapting shotgun magazines and deactivating firearms.
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