| AGE | CAN | CANNOT | | Under 14 | Use an air rifle under supervision on private premises with permission from the occupier – normally the owner or tenant. The person who supervises must be at least 21 years old. | Buy, hire or receive an air rifle or its ammunition as a gift, or shoot without adult supervision. | | Age 14 to 17 | Borrow an air rifle and ammunition
Use an air rifle, without supervision, on private premises where permission has been granted to the shooter. | Buy or hire an air rifle, or ammunition, or receive one as a gift. The air rifle and ammunition must be bought and looked after by someone over 18 – normally a parent, guardian or some other responsible adult.
Have an air rifle in a public place unless supervised by somebody aged 21 or over and a reasonable excuse to do so (for example, while on the way to a shooting ground).
| | 18 and over | If 18 years or older there are no restrictions on buying an air rifle and ammunition, and these can be used wherever permission to shoot has been granted to the shooter. | |
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