Thread: Useing the firearms register

Originally Posted by No.3

I've seen a couple of cases now where the charges include "unlawful possession of ammunition components" - I didn't think you needed a licence to possess things like unloaded bullet components or empty cases but I'm now not sure about this. Has this changed, or is there something in the rules that I'm not aware of that makes possessing components an offence in certain circumstances?

You need a CSL to legally possess gun powder, with the exception that you can legally possess it if you have a FAL.

Originally Posted by longshot

You need a CSL to legally possess gun powder, with the exception that you can legally possess it if you have a FAL.

Yep, same with primers. What about the bullets themselves as a box of components though? That's what the article points to as a charge?