minors licenses

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp I am 15 and was wondering what the point of minors licenses where. Don't you have to be with someone over the age of 18 to use a gun?
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Thanks, Joe

Joe,

Yes, the Minors Possession Licence is very confusing. What it allows you to do is use a firearm under conditions that your parents or guardians negotiate during an interview with a firearms officer, that could include "direct supervision," which basically is the condition under which you can use a firearm without a Minors Licence. I'm guessing that if you've completed a firearms course, or otherwise had some instruction, a Minors Licence might allow you to use a firearm without "direct supervision" under certain conditions. But again that would have to be negotiated.

Since you cannot purchase or own a firearm with a Minors Licence, there really is no other value to it.

For more information on the licence, check out the Firearms Centre web page on the subject.

Don