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Shot gun application

Getting or renewing a licence

A shot gun is a smooth-bore gun (not an air gun), which:

  • has a barrel not less than 24 inches in length and a bore not exceeding two inches in diameter,
  • either has no magazine, or has a non-detachable magazine incapable of holding more than two cartridges
  • is not a revolver gun.

Download

Download, print and fill in the application form (form number 103). Please return it to the firearms licensing department at:

Kent Police Headquarters, Sutton Road, Maidstone, ME15 9BZ

Fees

  • Grant: £50
  • Renewal: £40
  • Joint renewal (if you are renewing your shot gun licence and firearms licence at the same time): £50

Cheques should be made payable to Kent Police.