Best handgun for home protection ?

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:38 pm

So can anyone keep a double barrel shotgun at home then as it only holds 2 cartridges . Pete

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:02 pm

pjs65 wrote:So can anyone keep a double barrel shotgun at home then as it only holds 2 cartridges . Pete

As long as you meet all the criteria to obtain a uk shotgun certificate ,yes

no licence no gun .

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:14 pm

I take it the three shots is one in the pipe and two waiting?

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:15 pm

Rob S wrote:I take it the three shots is one in the pipe and two waiting?

correct

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:23 pm

I m guessing the ones depicted can hold more? They look a bit "Tackleberry" to hold only two plus one chambered.

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:28 pm

Every 5 years re-interviewed too, decent security needed, references etc.
Gun laws work in the UK, its how you stop the black market guns that is the problem.

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:29 pm

Every 5 years re-interviewed too, decent security needed, references etc.
Gun laws work in the UK, its how you stop the black market guns that is the problem.

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:31 pm

Rob S wrote:I m guessing the ones depicted can hold more? They look a bit "Tackleberry" to hold only two plus one chambered.

yes i believe 5 and 8 shot available ,

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:46 pm

While illegal guns occupy a great deal of time for the feds, so do legally held guns. Look at most recent shootings, and certainly in rural Britain, many were legal guns. I think the reasons people have guns should be more readily tested. I ve read some very interesting articles about Japanese gun culture and legislation. The statistics speak for themselves. I will acknowledge I am biased against guns, and others who ve had them for years without incident will feel differently.

jap.slapper · Post by **jap.slapper** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:42 pm

There's a bit of a mis-conception regarding what is and isn't legal to own in the UK. A Section 1 firearms certificate enables the holder to posess listed weapons above and beyond that permitted with a shotgun certificate (ie. the Mossberg in the picture would be and is perfectly legal to own....) and with the right qualifications under your belt you can legally own 2 Buck ammunition as well