Are there any laws regarding owning a pellet gun?.?
Since this was originally in the UK section of Yahoo Answers, I’m going to assume you’re in the UK. If that’s the case, you don’t need a special license to own a pellet rifle unless it generates over 12 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. However there are a number of other laws that come into play concerning using a pellet rifle in the UK. Rather than make a very long post, I’m simply going to link you to a number of websites with information on UK airgun laws and hunting laws. http://f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk/gunlaw… http://www.pellpax.co.uk/acatalog/UKAirg… http://www.youngmans.com/acatalog/law.ht… Provided the squirrels wreaking havoc on your garden are grey squirrels (which are listed as a vermin species) and you are careful to make sure any pellets you fire don’t lea
