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Nine-year-old boy gets shotgun licence
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
British police have granted a nine-year-old boy a shotgun licence in a decision that has horrified anti-gun campaigners.
The boy can legally shoot live game after Norfolk Police deemed him “responsible enough” to own the deadly weapon.
The licence was issued in 2006, but has only just been reported after a journalist sought the information under freedom of information laws.
The child, who lives in Walsingham, has been legally using the powerful weapon for 16 months.
Anti-gun campaigner Marshall Andrews expressed her horror to The Daily Mail.
“We have long been campaigning for guns to be available only to those over 18.
“It is totally absurd … No one that young could possibly be responsible for a gun,” she said.
“We should be trying to make guns less available to the young not more.”
Richard Dennison, Norfolk Police firearms manager, stood by the licensing.
“This boy is the youngest we have granted a licence to in at least five years,” he told The Daily Mail.
“A firearms officer interviews every person applying for a licence in their own home to check they are responsible enough to hold a gun.
“In cases of young people we sometimes also speak to their school to check their good character.
“I stress to the community that we are here to keep them safe.”
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=339282
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"I am the light in this dark minded society."
Posted: Mar 4th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
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percy
Posted: Feb 25th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Reply | Quote selected text | Link to thisthere is no problem with that he cant own his own shotgun until he reaches the age of 17, and until he reaches the age of 15 he will have to be supervised be someone over the age of 21. giving the 9 year old boy a shotgun certificate only says by law he can shot a shotgun not that he can own his own gun or go out shooting unsupervised.
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Sam
Posted: May 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Reply | Quote selected text | Link to thisI can see nothing wrong with that as long as he is supervised. My Son who is 8 goes beating and would like to shoot in the future.
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Posted: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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It is perfectly fine for the nine year old to own and use a shot gun as long as if it complies to the law, which it does, and IF AND ONLY IF the child uses it under close supervision in a safe and enclosed area.