01 / EXPLORE
Find your community
Learn about sport shooting and recreational hunting, and find a place to ask your first questions.
Explore this guide →Everyone starts somewhere.
Clear steps, useful links and people who can help. Start with the guide that matches where you are today.
02 / GET LICENSED
Your firearms licence
Understand genuine reasons, supporting documents, the application and approved safety training.
Explore this guide →03 / PLAN AHEAD
Your first firearm
Work through licence categories, storage, a licensed dealer and the permit to acquire process.
Explore this guide →Understand Your Licence
Categories, purposes and what they mean.
Explore the firearm types in each category, the activities covered by each genuine reason and the evidence needed to apply.
Browse Licence Categories & Purposes →You do not have to work it out alone.
Our guides help you find the process and official sources. If you are unsure where to start, ask SHOT a question or connect with a club.