stevenshire1981 0 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hello everyone i have been searching every where trying to find a law that states you can not fire your air rifle in waste land that has no land owner. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is such a law in scotland? As i have known an area of land close to me that is a few miles from any built up area and is polluted with rabbits. it is waste land that no one looks after or controls, I know the locals use it to take their unlicenced quads and scramblers there and never have any hastle from the police. I just dont want to go down at night with my Air Arms S400 and start shooting there and have the police turning up. Any feedback would be much appreciated as i dont fancey looseing my gun. And would love to know the law on this matter or the best way to go around what i would like o do. Regards Steve. Quote Link to post
riohog 5,654 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hello everyone i have been searching every where trying to find a law that states you can not fire your air rifle in waste land that has no land owner. I am wondering if anyone knows if there is such a law in scotland? As i have known an area of land close to me that is a few miles from any built up area and is polluted with rabbits. it is waste land that no one looks after or controls, I know the locals use it to take their unlicenced quads and scramblers there and never have any hastle from the police. I just dont want to go down at night with my Air Arms S400 and start shooting there and have the police turning up. Any feedback would be much appreciated as i dont fancey looseing my gun. And would love to know the law on this matter or the best way to go around what i would like o do. Regards Steve. all land is owned by someone!! you need permission 1 Quote Link to post
blackdogs no 1 24 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 yep youll lose the rifle Quote Link to post
PIL 7 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 If its public land or the public have access to it you stand a good chance of loosing your gun and get a criminal record to go with it . Regards 1 Quote Link to post
shortyhtid 10 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) i agree with the others, but if your still unshore pop down to your local bobby shop and ask them someone there will be able to tell you. Edited October 23, 2012 by shortyhtid Quote Link to post
neil82 1,009 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 lot of regs up in jockland are different to england and wales, down here the sticking points would be:- if common groung shooting is illegal, next, if not common ground just unknown owner, how do you get permission to shoot from the landowner, get nabbed on that sort of ground here and your in the sh*t as the onus is on you to prove you can shoot legally, best to use a few snares on the quiet or let the dog run off the lead by accident 3 Quote Link to post
robwelsh 354 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Council land maybe? Few patches round my way like that. Quote Link to post
AirgunGuy 362 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 If you go on to land with a firearm...even if it's in a case...that you don't have permission on then it's "armed trespass" and can lead to a prison sentence. Not advised 1 Quote Link to post
events co-ordinator 353 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Go to the farm nearest the piece of land and ask the farmer if he knows who owns it, its a cert he will tell him why you want to know you might even get permission from him. 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,401 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 As said somebody own's the land and there's a big difference with running a quad over it and shooting there with out permission 1 Quote Link to post
fitchet 788 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 As already said its more than likely council owned. Theres abit by me known as the deer fields. We used to take our bikes there no bother. Also lamped and roos shooted a few times. ATB 1 Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 years ago it was no problem, but back then you were exspected to bugger off up that end to that! today..alas what with all the masacers happening with airguns, erhhh i mean ermm..yu get the jist, nobody cares if its air or a bazooka.. some body owns it, even if theyre evading the land tax and disapeered years ago, so..tecnically eather the goverment get it by default, or the council has its dibs, or the benifactor pays up and claims it. you'll get screwed in today's lynch mob mentality. Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I do know of a piece of land in highgate london that is owned by no one .[lost contact with people living there ,so things may have changed ,but I would think not]but as for shooting on the land??? it is very small .but land can be owned by no one . Quote Link to post
ghillies 209 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 land owned by no one, i beleive thats called a 'range' and the rules generally get 'sorted' by the ocupants lol. Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 If it's owned by no-one, then it's owned by the state If you set foot on it with a gun, as already said, your gonna wind up in front of the Sheriff for armed trespass with a MANDATORY term in the big house And with the way the Scottish are going with regards air guns, thats not a happy place that you want to be Tony 1 Quote Link to post
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