To Join Horsham Pistol Club
You need to complete our membership application form and comply with the requirements of the Victorian Firearms Act 1996 eg: provide two character references, not be a prohibited person etc
If you're interested in all the detail, or just can't get to sleep, the link above will take you to the Firearms Act 1996
Handgun Licence
You can apply for a Provisional Handgun Licence once you are a member of a pistol club. It allows you to shoot at the club and try different handguns.
Once you've been a member of a pistol club for 6 months you can apply for a full General Handgun Licence. You need to have your fingerprints on file with Vic Police, have completed the Safety Course and have safely participated in at least 5 matches. All the details are on the
Pistol Ownership
Once you have handgun licence you can apply to the Vic Police Licensing and Regulation Division for a Permit to Acquire a handgun.
In the first 6 months of having a licence you can own an air pistol and either a .22 or centrefire pistol.
(You may also own a black powder handgun, but we don't shoot that at Horsham)