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Modern and Military Arms Association: Open Day: 12 August 2015

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A decision made 3 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2015-0055

Decision Summary Title :

Modern and Military Arms Association – proposed open day 12 August 2015

Date of Decision Summary:

28 July 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Modern and Military Arms Association – proposed open day 12 August 2015

Date of Written Report:

28 July 2015

Written Report Author:

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Modern and Military Arms Association – proposed open day 12 August 2015.

Decision(s): The Minister approved the holding of an open day by the Modern and Military Arms Association on 12 August 2015.

Reason(s) for Decision: Under the terms of Article 14 of the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000, the prior written permission of the Minister for Home Affairs is required for any shooting club to hold an ‘open day’ at which members of the public, who are not club members, or bona fide guests of members, are entitled to shoot firearms without holding a firearm certificate.  The Modern and Military Arms Association is an approved shooting club and has asked to hold an open day for members of a local sports club on 12 August 2015.  The open day will take place at the main range at Crabbé.

Resource Implications: None.

 

Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to notify the Honorary Secretary of the Modern and Military Arms Association of the making of the decision.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

Modern and Military Arms Association: Open Day: 12 August 2015

Report for the Minister for Home Affairs

 

The Modern and Military Arms Association – Proposed Open Day on 12 August 2015

 

 

Background

 

Article 14(2)(c) of the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000 (‘the Law’) provides that a person who is neither a member nor a bona fide guest of a member of a shooting club may, on an authorized open day and while under the supervision of a member of such a club, have in the person’s possession without holding a firearm certificate a firearm and ammunition while engaged in or in connection with target shooting at a range which is being used by that club.

 

An ‘authorized open day’ is defined in Article 14(3) of the Law as a day on which a shooting club has, with the prior written authority of the Minister for Home Affairs, invited members of the public to engage in target shooting.

 

The Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, who is the Chairman of the Firearms Law Liaison Group, recently wrote to all the shooting clubs to remind them of the requirement to obtain the written permission of the Minister for Home Affairs before holding open days.

 

 

Application

 

Mr Richard Le Brocq, who is the Honorary Secretary of the Modern and Military Arms Association, has applied on behalf of the Association to hold an open day on 12 August 2015 for members of a local sports club.

 

The Modern and Military Arms Association is an approved shooting club and will be holding the open day at the main range at Crabbé.

 

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Minister approves the holding of the open day on 12 August by the Modern and Military Arms Association.

 

 

 

 

Executive Officer, Home Affairs

28 July 2015

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