Thread: Police mail order forms

Just went to Auckland Central to get a form. Once the chick behind the counter had finished her text she got me the form, I filled it out, then said that I have to come back tomorrow because the AO wasn't in. I said 'you're kidding, I've had heaps of forms and it's only been the actual AO doing it the one time.' She conferred with some other woman who came over to me and told me she wasn't 'comfortable' with it as she couldn't 'check the firearm was the one on the form'.... WTF? I said that's not the point, you just sight my license, sign the form, and off I go. She said, no an arms officer has to do it. Rubbish I say, most of you can do it surely? Nope bugger off come back tomorrow. So I asked to speak to a police officer (ie not some fat bitch with an attitude) and was told there were only police downstairs in the watch house. So I said thanks for that, bye, trekked downstairs, said hallo to the seargent and he shook his head, chuckled, signed it and off I went.

What a fucking shambles. This isn't some rural one man outfit, it's Auckland Central FFS

I hope you got her name, if so send it to your AO so they can educate her-the last thing a AO wants or needs is the extra unnecessary workload she is trying to out on them.

Nah I didn't, but a certain Sgt Mike H needs a high five for sure

Originally Posted by Tommy

Nah I didn't, but a certain Sgt Mike H needs a high five for sure

Hope you sighted his warrant card to make sure he was a real cop

Taupo is the same, no AO no signed form, thanks for the post @timattalon the only problem I really have is this just points out how quickley I can become a crim and doesn't focus on the real problem, the form means SFA to me really, but I go through the motions, because believe it or not I'm a law abiding citizen, therefore the shit is always with me

All these processes will not guarantee that it is a genuine licensed person at the other end. But if you follow the processes and something "bad" happens, then the fact that you have done what is expected and taken all reasonable steps then it is a matter of fraud or deception by the buyer and you are not at fault. These processes are not here to bother, or inconvenience you as a legitimate firearm owner. They actually to help protect you as well as everyone else.