Chris Garrett, medical doctor and founder of ShootCert Ltd, says it’s time to dispel the myths and adopt a common sense approach.Dr Chris Garrett was recently asked to write an article on this subject for the National Gamekeeper’s Organisation, quarterly magazine, Keeping the Balance. Chris, our Medical Director and Founder of ShootCert Ltd, has long…
Ensuring Accountability and Ethics: At ShootCert, we understand the importance of transparency, integrity, and ethical practices when it comes to handling sensitive information, especially when it involves an individual’s medical history. We recognise the concerns that may arise from obtaining an applicant’s medical history from their General Practitioner (GP) to write a factual firearms medical…
Some firearms licensing departments have taken the decision to temporarily suspend any new grant applications. The tragic shooting in Plymouth in 2021, when five people were killed, and two others injured by a man using a gun for which he had a licence, combined with the latest Firearms Licensing Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of…
That cost buys trust. ShootCert is now well established and has developed a working model that is trusted both by the Police Firearms Departments and most General Practices alike. This means quicker service for our applicants. The GPs are, on the whole, willing to release your notes to us in a timely fashion and with…
A new government directive was sent out to the police forces in August. ShootCert understands this will become law before the end of the year. As things stand at the moment approximately half of the Firearms Departments in the UK require a medical certificate for all licences. First-time grants and all renewals alike. The other…
Your local firearms Department is clearly one that requires a medical report which verifies your medical history against various conditions as stipulated by that Department. This will apply to all applications whether you declare a medical condition or not. The medical process will affect any new application for firearms, shotguns, and explosives licences submitted from…
The fact is that Guns are lethal weapons and the Licensing Protocols should be there to protect the public and indeed the gun owner, alike. These Protocols should stand up to scrutiny and comply with Public Safety Rules. It, therefore, makes no sense that some areas require medical verification and others do not. Public safety…
This is a good question and a very important issue. Clearly, the obvious and most appropriate person to assess any questions as to your suitability when you request a Medical Certificate for a Shotgun or Firearms Licence would ideally be your own general practitioner. However that person has refused to help, so you have come…
“Getting a medical certificate from the GP surgery can prove a little frustrating” is something we hear regularly. Surgeries that refuse to give you a Medical Certificate for Gun Licence Application in the first place may appear very slow in providing a copy of your medical notes. However, at the time of writing this, we…