How can one get a permit to carry a gun in UK?
There is only one answer and that is quite simple, you cannot. I take it you mean a hand gun. There is no way that you can get a permit for a hand gun for the simple reason the Brits are not permitted to own them. You can of course apply for a Firearms certificate that will enable you to own a rifle, but the requirements are quite onerous. You have to have access to land and or belong to a recognized shooting club. The other alternative is to own a shot gun. The requirements for a shotgun certificate are quite easy and you stand a good chance of getting one. All of the above is dependent on you having a clean police record and that you do not take psychotropic medicines and that you do not have a drink problem. There is yet another way to own a hand gun and that is to collect obsolete Calibre weapons or even black powder hand guns, but you are not permitted to “carry” them in public places. Why would you want to in the UK anyway. I spend 6 months every year there and I have never felt
