i'll say what i said in a previous thread, only with slightly better grammar.
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in England you need to apply for a shotgun license from the police, who check your background (obviously). if they give you the license you then need to invest in an approved gun cabinet that must be on the ground floor and kept locked at all times, with a separate locked cabinet for the ammunition. you must convince the police that you have a good reason to own a shotgun, THEN you get the gun which must be kept in a sleeve unless being used and register it with the police.
You then have to find somewhere suitable to use it with land owners permission, and have to show the police in person the area in which you intend to use it to see if they approve. if they do, you must abide by all shooting laws (like not shooting near roads or out of moving cars, etc). Also, the police arrange visits to your home personally to inspect your gun cabinet, and if it isn't in tip-top condition, safe and secure, they will have your license revoked.
if the shotgun fires more than three cartridges you need to register it under a firearms license (i think thats what its called) which is even more fucking tedious, but necessary. also i don't think people that live in densely populated areas stand much of a chance getting a gun license. and it goes without saying that all this costs a bomb, especially the gun cabinet which sometimes costs more than the actual gun. i couldn't afford it.
i thought fuck that, so i just got an air rifle. very basic but it does the job.
that was very long. sorry.
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that's as far as i know, so don't quote me on any of it. i'm just going by memory alone.
that error is really getting on my tits.