Pretty much, yes. There is a distinction made between CF firearms and shotguns. One requires a Firearms Certificate for the former and s Shotgun Certificate for the latter.
I only have shotguns. The cert is renewed every five years. This entails the inevitable paperwork and a visit by the police to view the security arrangements. Some county police forces interpret the law differently to others on occasion.
Ted, we are writing of two different cultures and you make your comments from your US perspective, whilst Lagopus makes his from our UK perspective. Nothing wrong with that. But I along with many folk here have learnt that our lives are worth more than a Rolex on our wrist, or the money in our wallets/pocketbooks, or indeed the family silver in our homes. They are all 'things' and, although many will have great sentimental value, they can on the whole be replaced.
I am a veteran infanteer and my inclination is not unnaturally to fight if I or my family are threatened, so it does go against the grain to have to be sensible!
Another way of looking at it is like this. If your house is on fire and you have only minutes to get out, what do you grab? For me it would be the totally irreplaceable family photograph albums and the separate hard drive on my computer! The rest would, I'm afraid, fry!
Tim
