Gun 'permit'

[chocccie]

my friend is leaving France and said I can have his Safegom 'house gun'.  It is a 7th category ... 11.6mm (I think).

He belives that I just need to have a doctor (UK or French), sign a declaration that I am not mad (or whatever the technical term is!) and there's no reason why I should not have this gun.

I'll then need to inform the Prefecture and they will send the Gendarmes around for me to sign a declaration.

This was all true when he got this gun but perhaps things have changed in the meantime.

Can anybody give me any guidance please?

The gun, incidentally, is purely to keep in a safe place in case I am endangered in my own home ... it will never be taken out of the house, used for hunting, or anything like that.  I'd never go and buy one, but as it's going begging I might as well have it.

thanks

[Clair]

You need a permis de détention d'armes à feu from your préfecture.

Le dossier doit être déposé à la brigade de gendarmerie ou au commissariat dont dépend le domicile de l'acheteur.

Le dossier à fournir comporte les pièces suivantes :

• imprimé "Modèle n°10" (à demander à la brigade de gendarmerie ou au commissariat  dont dépend le domicile, ou à télécharger ici )
• copie justificatif de domicile (facture téléphone, EDF-GDF...)
• copie recto-verso de carte nationale d'identité, du passeport ou du permis de conduire
• copie du permis de chasser visé et validé de l'année en cours ou de l'année précédente
• copie de la licence de tireur sportif en cours de validité

• pour les armes de 7ème catégorie I §3, certificat médical datant de
  moins de 15 jours attestant que l'état de santé physique et psychique
  du déclarant n'est pas incompatible avec la détention de cette arme.

[woolybanana]

At the risk of stirring up controversy, Catch 22 applies here does it not: to want a gun you have to be mad, yet to apply for one you must not be.

[chocccie]

thanks Clair

[La Guerriere]

Strange that you need a hunting license for something that fires rubber bullets ?

Sorry I'll get me coat ....

[milkeybar kid]

Even stranger , our friend in the "chase" !! has advised us to get a second hand gun for shooting with on our own premises as we would not need to get any permit also to make life easy he suggested that the catagorie bought as to be the one where you can walk in to de sud and get cartridge no problem but on the other hand he said if its a good bargain he can always pop in and get the cartridge!!