Farmerpete wrote:So heres my problem im the proud owner of a cat c licence and have 2 cat c firearms in my safe my wife can only get cat b (only 1 person can hold cat c per buisness) do i need a seperate safe for the cat c guns i initially thought yes but the whole any farm employee capable of owning a licence can have access to the guns under my direction has confused me. do i even need to bother getting her a licence or can i just give her a standing direction to shoot a pig if she sees one
brett1868 wrote:You cannot allow your wife access to the Cat C firearms. If you are forced to share a safe then I'd be explaining the situation to the authorites and see what they recommend. It may just be a matter of securing the Cat C in the safe with a bike chain / trigger to prevent her removing them and make sure she doesn't know where the keys are. Some secrets in a marriage are mandatory, location of safe keys is one of them as my wife has no idea where I keep the keys and I'll never tell her.
brett1868 wrote:Some secrets in a marriage are mandatory, location of safe keys is one of them as my wife has no idea where I keep the keys and I'll never tell her.
Farmerpete wrote:From the act
54 Possession or use of weapon by unlicensed person in
primary production sometimes allowed
(1) In this section—
primary producer means a person who—
(a) has a licence; and
(b) usually carries out primary production on land (the
primary producer’s land), even if only as an agent or
employee of another person.
weapon means a weapon that a primary producer possesses
under the authority of a licence.
(2) A person who is an agent, employee or member of the
immediate family of the primary producer may possess or use
a weapon on the primary producer’s land, even if the person
does not hold a licence for that category of weapon, if the
person—
(a) assists the primary producer with primary production on
the land; and
(b) is eligible to obtain a licence to possess a weapon; and
(c) only uses the weapon with the express consent of the
primary producer; and
(d) only uses the weapon in connection with carrying out
primary production on the land.
This section is why i am now confused it would appear being paid by the farm makes her able to shoot on the farm
pomemax wrote:my wife can only get cat b (only 1 person can hold cat c per business)
this is how they ensure only the cat C can use the cat c
A person who is an agent, employee or member of the
immediate family of the primary producer may possess or use
a weapon on the primary producer’s land, even if the person
does not hold a licence for that category of weapon, if the
person—
(a) assists the primary producer with primary production on
the land; and
(b) is eligible to obtain a licence to possess a weapon; and
She is not eligible to get Cat c only you are if she had no licence she could use a cat A/B under your direction because she could get the licence.
Personally I would ring/ emailing Firearms get a ruling from them or just buy another safe for A/B and make your Mrs get her A/B
RoginaJack wrote:I was under the impression that Cat. C firearms had to be stored in a Approved Cat C. Safe. Does your current safe meet Cat. C regulations?
Personally, I'd store the Cat C firearms separately in an approved Cat C safe.
RoginaJack wrote:Hi Bladeracer,
Of course HIS A&B firearms can be stored in a Cat C safe with HIS Cat C firearms ,BUT who has access to the safe? I feel that is the most important part. My interpretation is only the person who holds the Cat C licence. A&B licence does not permit access to Cat C. weapons.
Who can use a Cat C firearm; only a person with said licence or person that is eligible to obtain a licence to possess a weapon. If a person is not eligible to obtain a Cat C licence, can't possess or use the weapon..
It's a very sticky situation that can be interpreted several ways.
ponkychonk wrote:so basically what they are saying is that once you have taught your wife about how to use it etc then its fine that she has access to the safe