<p>Citing figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, The Sun reported that 13 children under the age of 10 were granted certificates between 2008 and 2010.<br />The data was obtained from 51 forces in the country. A total of 7,071 licences were awarded to people under 18.<br /><br />The seven-year-old was given the licence by Gloucestershire police, while West Mercia police approved one for an eight-year-old.<br /><br />The eight-year-old was given a licence for clay pigeon shooting while being supervised by his dad, police said.<br /><br />Police chiefs have now asked for the "absolute minimum age" for shooting with firearms to be 10.</p>
<p>Citing figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, The Sun reported that 13 children under the age of 10 were granted certificates between 2008 and 2010.<br />The data was obtained from 51 forces in the country. A total of 7,071 licences were awarded to people under 18.<br /><br />The seven-year-old was given the licence by Gloucestershire police, while West Mercia police approved one for an eight-year-old.<br /><br />The eight-year-old was given a licence for clay pigeon shooting while being supervised by his dad, police said.<br /><br />Police chiefs have now asked for the "absolute minimum age" for shooting with firearms to be 10.</p>