To get any category one or four weapons, like the Glock or the Sig Sauer used in Newtown, you need to be 21, to have joined a shooting range for the last six months, provided a blank criminal record and a certificate of physical and mental health not older than two weeks.

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In the case of T, the club requested an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate (ECRC) because he might be required to work with children.

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