you can get shotguns, handguns and rifles if you're a member of a shooting club. it's no biggie. a mate is a gunsmith and has quite a few guns.
No honestly shotguns are so easy to get, I'm not part of any shooting clubs or anything, I'm a 19 year old who lives in a rural but suburban setting and the firearms man just came round asked what i wanted it for and i said to shoot pigeons and rabbits and he was like ok I'll grant you a shotgun certificate.
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But bearing in mind i was dressed a little like this when he visited: