Do I need a firearms licence to own an air gun?
A. Air guns, air rifles and air pistols do not need to be held on a firearms certificate, unless they are particularly powerful. • By law, you can only possess a powerful air weapon if you have a firearms certificate. • You must be 18 years old or over to buy and possess an air weapon. • If you are under 18 years old, you can possess an air weapon only on private land and, then, only under supervision by someone aged 21 years or over. . They must always be used in a safe way if you want to use an air weapon you could join a soft-air club where you can get training and supervision in how to use them properly. If you carry your air weapon in public, on the way to and from a club, for example, it must be in a closed holder. It is an offence to possess any air weapon, loaded or unloaded, in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
