I believe that under a strict license, long-barreled shotguns and older, “grandfathered” rifles can be legally owned and stored in the home. Whenever I’ve been involved with threads here discussing firearms in the UK, some of our British Freeper Friends usually jump in to set us Yanks right ;-) Perhaps our friends Manc or Agere Contra know the legality of the matter more precisely? I’m just going from memory here and if none of our British Friends answer in this thread I would imagine that the answer can be had with a few minutes’ web searching.
May G-d rest your soul Mr. Amor and may the PC snitch plead on their face for divine mercy to save themselves from one of Dante’s Circles.
Well I suppose some semblance of hunting does exist in England. But truth be known. I'm not that interested. :o)
Shotgun licenses are relatively easy to get hold of if you don’t have a criminal record or a clinical history of mental illness. Rifles are a bit harder, and require you to jump through many hoops to justify you needing one (being a member of a gun club, or a hunter, or a sportsman etc...) and each rifle needs a seperate liscense, whereas a shotgun license allows you to buy as many shotguns as you want.... Handguns and automatic weapons are completely banned though....