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Further questions you may have regarding purchasing or owning a firearm and the bits they missed out, which you must know.

Firearms FAQ

Legal Status

If in any doubt about your legal status, please contact you local police, check the Metropolitan Police website (which is very helpful and easy to follow) or talk to a Registered Firearms Dealer.

 

Upon finding a gun or becoming in possession of a firearm

If you find a gun in your attic or if a relative dies and you find yourself in possession of a weapon for which you are unsure you have the required authority to possess, the law allows for you to hand it to a Registered Firearms Dealer. He will ask for your name but you are not obliged to provide it. He will then inform the police that a firearm has been handed-in anonymously and they will check that it has not been used in crime and then authorise the RFD to dispose of it legally.

The police would rather unlicensed guns be ‘in the system’ and they will not seek to penalise the honest hand-over of firearms that are currently unlicensed. If in doubt, you can contact Deep Blue for one of our experts to advise you.