Membership

So you want to join "The Club" ?

Declaration
Application Form
Sponsorship Form
Email Magna

Apart from making contact with a member of the club, we require you to fill in and post back to us a declaration form that states you are under no restriction from holding firearms and / or ammunition. This must be with the club secretary BEFORE attending any of our shoots. If you have a current firearm certificate then this can be waived and filled in AT the first shoot.

A club application form will need to be filled in together with a sponsorship form. The application form speaks for itself and requires 2 current photographs. One for your membership card (if you are accepted) and one for the club records. The sponsorship form requires 2 sponsors to vouch for your integrity as a stable and sane person. This can be club members (if you know them personally).

So you filled in the forms and you've been accepted into the fold. What now? Well it's a case of come and join us in your / our chosen activity and attend the shoots. The club requires that you attend at least 4 shoots per year in order to maintain full membership. There are times when this can be waived due to personal circumstances or your job taking you away that preclude your ability to attend. This would have to be noted and discussed with the club secretary by yourself. You must keep the club informed if you want us to support you as a shooter. The club doesn't need explicit details, but if we are contacted by the police or licensing authority we need to be informed and ready to answer any questions.

The club encourages members to hold their own firearms and ammunition. This doesn't mean to say that you cannot be a member if you don't want to own your own firearm, but sometimes club guns and ammunition aren't available.

In order to have the club support your application for a firearm certificate you will need to be a full member for 6 months or more. When you are ready to take the necessary steps to get your Firearms Certificate (F.A.C.) you must ask the club secretary if the club will support your application. This is dependant on you being with the club for the required minimum period and being scrutinised by the committee as a suitably safe individual to hold firearms. This is based on your attitude as a member of the club, and your safe handling of firearms.

It is advisable that when applying for a firearm certificate for the first time you should seek help from members of the club as they will be able to advise you on most if not all aspects of the club and shooting sports in general.