Firearms certificate
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You may only possess a firearm if you have been granted a firearm certificate by the Connétable of the Parish in which you live (see the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000 jerseylaw.je). The only exemptions are air weapons designed for use under water and air weapons with a muzzle energy of less than one foot-pound.
A firearms certificate is also required for ammunition for a firearm (this does not include cartridges containing five or more shot, none of which exceeds .23 of an inch in diameter, ammunition for an air weapon, and blank cartridges not exceeding one inch in diameter measured immediately in front of the rim or cannelure of the base of the cartridge - please ask for further details if you are unsure).
Application forms for the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate are available from your Parish Hall. You must provide two referees (details of those who may act as referee are on the application form). A firearm certificate is valid for five years and costs £35.
If you hold a valid firearm certificate and wish to vary the firearms or ammunition you are permitted to hold you must apply for a variation to your certificate - application forms are available from the Parish Hall and the charge for a variation (if the total number of firearms increases) is £15. There is no charge if you are reducing the number of firearms held.
The holder of a firearm certificate must comply with all conditions imposed including -
notify the Connétable of any change in his place of residence; download form
at all times store the firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates in a secure manner so as to prevent, as far as reasonably practicable, access to the authorised firearm or ammunition by an unauthorized person;
take reasonable precautions for the safe custody of the firearm and ammunition when they are in use.Categories: Information Notice, Shooting.
