[nativepaul]

I used to shoot, before tony blair and Dumblain. You dont need a FAC for a shotgun, its a much less stringent shotgun licence, for firearms you need to have been an active member of a gunclub for 2 years and pass an in depth security check, my police firearms officer told me that for a shotgun licence you just need to have never been commited on mental health grounds and never been convicted of a violent crime. You need no licence at all for a blank firer