Firearms Licensing
We regularly act for estates, shoots and individuals over alleged firearms-related offences, as well as for individuals in licensing appeals.
Latest news
- Borrowed Time - When firearms may be used without holding a certificate Generally it is an offence to have possession of a firearm or shotgun without holding the appropriate certificate. There are, however, a limited number of well-known exceptions to the usual rules that allow...
- A Special Case for a Special Soldier – sentencing for unlawful possession of firearms Does the much-publicised Nightingale case set a precedent for other cases of unlawful possession? Not likely, says firearms licensing law specialist Tim Ryan
- Keeping The Law in Your Sights “If I break wind in Wittenberg they smell it in Rome,” complained Martin Luther. He had cause to worry. He was challenging the authority of the all-powerful Catholic Church at the time of the Spanish Inquisition. For those who enjoy shooting, a certain amount of paranoia...


