Dennott

So if all guns need to be declared, which contradicts what I have been told previously, how does  one go about this? My pal, who is in France at the moment, has just phoned me to say he has been at a car boot sale in La Vienne today where a French storeholder was trying to sell a .410 bolt action shotgun. How will that be declared?  Apparently there were hundreds of people at the sale so  it would seem to me that the Frenchman must either be very reckless or be singing from a different hymn sheet.

I bought a house in la Vienne in July 2005 and did not receive any bills until Autumn 2006. Don't worry, they'll send the bills when they are ready. Just make sure that they have your correct adress so you can receive them when they send them as I think there are penalties for late payment.

I have owned double barrelled and semi auto 3 shot shotguns in the UK for some years and have a European Firearms Pass. I am a keen clay pigeon shooter and occasionally shoot game. I want to bring these guns, 7 double barrelled and 2 semi-autos to France permanently. Has any one done this? What are the pitfalls in France? Someone told me the semi-autos have to be declared;  how do you go about this?