Membership Application Form

Membership Application Form
Please note: If you are not an existing FAC holder (with at least 6 months left on your FAC before expiry), please be aware that Police checks will be needed (a Home Office requirement) before your membership (either probationary or full) can be confirmed. Solent Target Shooting have absolutely no control over the timescales involved in obtaining these checks. If you continue to complete this application form, you will be confirming your acceptance of this and that you are happy to await the outcome of these checks.

Personal Details
Full Name*

TitleFirst NameMiddle Name(s)Last Name
If you have been known by any other names, please provide details here.*
If not applicable, please state NONE.
Address Line 1*
Address Line 2
Town*
County*
Post Code*
Please provide details here of any other addresses you have lived at within the last 5 years. *
If not applicable, please state NONE.
Date of Birth*

DayMonthYear
Place of Birth*
If outside UK, please provide town and country of birth
Nationality*
Home Number*
Mobile Number
Email*
example@example.com
Name of Sponsor*
This must be a current full member of Solent Target Shooting (if you do not know any current full members of Solent Target Shooting, please use the contact form on our website to request a meeting with our Chairman before proceeding any further with this application form)
Please upload a passport style photo of yourself.*

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GDPR & Privacy Statement
- We are Solent Target Shooting and we intend to use your data in all matters relating to:
  - The administration of membership of our organisation;
  - Compliance with Home Office criteria for approved rifle and muzzle-loading pistol clubs;
  - Competitions entered;
  - Ranges booked / attended;
  - Firearms usage;
  - Armoury purchases;
  - Accommodation requested;
  - Training courses;
  - Events.
- We collect your data via online submission and paper documents.
- We will inform you before using your data for any other reasons.
- Our lawful basis for processing is your written consent, any legal requirement and any contract entered into.
- Our data retention periods follow the statutory guidelines. We may retain your information for longer during your membership.
- You have the right to:
  - Be provided with the data that we hold relating to you;
  - Rectify / update the data;
  - Ask us to remove your data;
  - Restrict processing;
  - Data portability;
  - Object to our use of your data;
  - Not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling .
- We will comply within one month of your request. Please email secretary@solent-target-shooting.co.uk.

Current Firearms Experience
Are you an NRA member?*
NRA membership number*
Are you an FAC holder?*
FAC number*
FAC issuing Police Force*
FAC Expiry Date*

DayMonthYear
Is a Home Office Approved Club listed as a condition on your FAC*
Which Home Office Approved Club is listed as a condition on your FAC
Please state reason(s) why no Home Office Approved Club is listed as a condition on your FAC.
Name of Home Office Approved Club listed as a condition on your FAC.
Name of Club Secretary

First NameLast Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Town
County
Post Code
Email Address of Club Secretary
example@example.com
Please upload a full copy of your FAC.*

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Other than the NRA and (if applicable) the Home Office Club listed as a condition on your FAC, are you a member of any other Home Office Approved clubs?*
Please list those additional clubs here:*
Are you a serving member of the Armed Forces or Police Firearms Unit?*
Which Force are you a member of?*
Please provide name, telephone number, and email address of your senior/commanding officer.*
Email address should be their official (i.e. MOD or Police) email

Personal Referees
Please provide details of two people (who must not be your partner or a family member) that have known you for at least two years and who are prepared to act as referees and provide a written personal reference on your behalf. Once your vetting by Hampshire Constabulary has been confirmed as satisfactory, the Secretary will contact these two individuals directly, and provide them with details of the club's reference form that they will be required to complete. Please therefore ensure this is something you have discussed with them in advance, and that they are definitely prepared to act as your referee.
Details of Personal Referree 1:
Referee 1 Name*

TitleFirst NameLast Name
Address Line 1*
Address Line 2
Town*
County*
Post Code*
Referee 1 Phone Number*
Referee 1 Email*
example@example.com
Details of Personal Referree 2:
Referee 2 Name*

TitleFirst NameLast Name
Address Line 1*
Address Line 2
Town*
County*
Post Code*
Referee 2 Phone Number*
Referee 2 Email*
example@example.com

Mandatory Declarations
Guidance Re Section 21 of The Firearms Act 1968 (As Amended)

Please read carefully before signing the declarations below:

A person previously convicted of crime (whether or not their sentence was suspended) will be prohibited by s21 of the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended) from having firearms or ammunition in their possession in any circumstances if:

1. They were sentenced (whether suspended or not) for a term of three years or more to:
- Imprisonment;
- Corrective training;
- Youth custody; or
- Detention in a young offender institution.
NB: Anyone who has been sentenced as in point 1 above is never allowed to possess firearms, including antique firearms, or ammunition no matter how long ago they were sentenced or how long it has been since they were released.

2. They were sentenced (whether suspended or not) for a term of three months or more but less than three years, AND it has been less than five years since the date of their release (or in the case of suspended sentences five years and two days since the date on which sentence was passed), to:
- Imprisonment;
- Youth custody;
- Detention in a young offender institution; or
- A secure training order, or detention and training order.
3. They are currently subject to any other form of court order, community order or licence, a condition of which is that he shall not possess, use or carry a firearm.

If, having read the above, you have any doubts as to whether or not any of points 1, 2 or 3 apply to you, please email details to sts.secretary@btinternet.com before proceeding any further. By doing so, you will be deemed to have consented to the Secretary discussing your particular circumstances with Hampshire Constabulary, though only insofar as they relate to your application / potential application for membership of Solent Target Shooting.

The actual wording of Section 21 may be viewed at:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/21
By signing below, I confirm that I have read and understood the above guidance and hereby certify that I am not prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968 as amended.*

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By signing below, I hereby certify that I am not currently subject to an ongoing police investigation or awaiting sentencing.*

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Have you ever had an application for a firearms certificate or a shotgun certificate refused by the police or have you had a certificate revoked?*
By signing below, I hereby certify that I have never had an application for a firearms certificate or a shotgun certificate refused by the police or had a certificate revoked.*

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Please provide full details of any refusal here.*
You may provide these details via email direct to secretary@solent-target-shooting.co.uk should you prefer

Category of Membership Applied For
Whichever category of membership is indicated below, unless you are a current FAC holder, we are required to provide your details to Hampshire Constabulary for vetting purposes.

Depending upon the outcome of the vetting process, we will then process your application in accordance with the category selected below.

In all cases personal references will be taken up.

Where application is via Armed Forces or Police Firearms Unit status, senior/commanding officer reference will be taken up.

Where application is via membership of another fullbore Home Office Approved club, Club Secretary reference will be taken up.
Assuming your application for membership is successful, before your Full Membership is confirmed you will be required to pass the STS Shooter Certification Card assessment (regardless of whether or not you already hold an SCC obtained via another club), and to attend at least two supervised shoots deemed satisfactory by the duty RCO/RO. If the SCC assessment is not passed at the first attempt, you may be required to undertake full probationary training at extra cost. Please ask for details.
Based on your responses in the Current Firearms Experience section above, the category of membership you are applying for is Probationary Membership.

Assuming your application for membership is successful, before your Full Membership is confirmed you will be required to serve a probationary period of not less than three months, during which you must attend at least six supervised shoots deemed satisfactory by the duty RCO/RO; successfully complete the club's Long Range Rifle course; and pass a Shooter Certification Card assessment by the Club for the categories of firearm you wish to use.

Probationary membership will be deemed to have lapsed altogether if you do not shoot with the Club for a period exceeding 3 months, or if you have not met the criteria for Full Membership within 12 months of joining the Club.
Based on your responses in the Current Firearms Experience section above, the category of membership we recommend you apply for is Full Membership - Existing FAC Holder.
Based on your responses in the Current Firearms Experience section above, the category of membership we recommend you apply for is Full Membership - Member of Armed Forces / Police Firearms Unit.
Based on your responses in the Current Firearms Experience section above, the category of membership we recommend you apply for is Full Membership - Member of HO Approved Club.
Please select the membership category / route you wish to apply for.*

Full Membership - Existing FAC HolderFull Membership - Member of Armed Forces / Police Firearms UnitFull Membership - Member of HO Approved Club

Emergency Contact Details
Please provide details below of who you would like the club to contact in the event of an emergency whilst you are with us. These details will be input to the club's membership database, and will be made available to the club's Range Officers for the purposes of contacting the person listed below in the event of an emergency on range.
Name*

TitleFirst NameLast Name
Relationship*
Phone Number*

Payment
A £20 joining fee is payable by all applicants at the point you submit your application for membership.
Applicants for Probationary Membership are also required, at the point you submit your application for membership, to pay the relevant course fees (Long Range Rifle course as a minimum, plus the optional Gallery Rifle course if required).

However, as a Probationary Member, you will not be required to pay the club's annual membership fee until such time as you have completed the probationary requirements outlined above and are considered for Full Membership. For full details of the club's annual membership fees, please refer to the Pricing document available on the club's website.

NB: All course fees paid in advance will be refunded to you in full, upon provision of your bank account details, in the event your application proceeds no further.
Applicants for Full Membership are then required to pay the relevant Annual Membership fee (pro rata to the remainder of the current calendar year) at the point you receive confirmation that your application for membership has been accepted (membership will only be valid upon receipt by the club of these fees).
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Joining Fee£20.00
Non-refundable joining fee payable by all applicants

Applicants for Probationary Membership Only

Long Range Rifle Course£90.00
Mandatory for anyone applying for Probationary Membership

Gallery Rifle Skills Course£90.00
Optional for anyone applying for Probationary Membership

Total £0.00

Submit Completed Application Form
The club's Constitution can be found here.

The club's Byelaws can be found here.
By signing below, I hereby certify that the information I have provided throughout this application form is true and correct, and that I shall immediately inform the Secretary of Solent Target Shooting should anything change whilst my application for membership is being considered.*

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Date*

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