Autism and firearms

Hoping someone here may be able to shed some light on this subject.

I'm looking to try and get my stepson out of the house more and as he loves his shooting games thought shooting might be a good hobby for the 2 of us to enjoy together. 

He has a diagnosis of ASD & ADHD and I'm wondering if this may hinder him from getting a firearms certificate.

Any assistance or advice is gratefully received 

John

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  • ahhh as much as id like to be supportive guns and mental health issues are a big massive no for me.

    i wanted to join the army or navy at one point, of which both declined me, but they are lucky they declined because even i would be unpredictable with a gun. thered be times where id likely want to shoot myself with it, and ofcourse if a trainer got very shouty and obnoxious id ofcourse probably turn the gun on them in my heightened emotional state. so i have to honestly say a big no to guns even for myself. guns can only end in tragedy.

    however martial arts would be good, sure he may lash out and go too far in sparring of which i did at times lol, but hed get good fitness and development and be able to develope and control his life better off the internal lessons and sense of self it builds when done right.

  • You might not know this but Australian armed forces welcome ASD recruits and other disabilities  - UK armed forces actually list autism as a reason to refuse - I’ve seen their book!! 

  • aye, im not diagnosed, but they refused me vaguely for "not being social enough/not proving to have a social life" which i guess they suspect themselves the possibility of autism or something there. their interview they kept asking about personal life, what you do and so on and if you go pubs with mates on weekends. no mates, no social life. dont really do anything, they said it was suspicious and then declined me for lack of a social life. tbh its pretty stupid because it made me think they are only looking for trashy drunkards and pub crawlers and the sort of person that talks too much instead of focuses on doing their job. 

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  • aye, im not diagnosed, but they refused me vaguely for "not being social enough/not proving to have a social life" which i guess they suspect themselves the possibility of autism or something there. their interview they kept asking about personal life, what you do and so on and if you go pubs with mates on weekends. no mates, no social life. dont really do anything, they said it was suspicious and then declined me for lack of a social life. tbh its pretty stupid because it made me think they are only looking for trashy drunkards and pub crawlers and the sort of person that talks too much instead of focuses on doing their job. 

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