Thread: Feeling sick after reading this !

Originally Posted by Coop

You need to have a current FAL to use Trademe to buy firearms. They have a system where you put in your FAL#, full name and maybe address? Not too sure on last one. If they don't 100% match what the Police have on file then it comes back as a "NO" and you can't do anything on any listing requiring a FAL.

So it's not as if any random person can just sign up to Trademe and click buy now on a firearm and then know your address.

I’m not sure that’s actually the case as TM require you to initially enter your F/lic which is then kept against your profile so each time you ask a question or go to buy a firearm you need to re enter those details to match up with what they have.

Why would police or a government department share personal information with a privately owned business?

Originally Posted by Seventenths

I’m not sure that’s actually the case as TM require you to initially enter your F/lic which is then kept against your profile so each time you ask a question or go to buy a firearm you need to re enter those details to match up with what they have.

Why would police or a government department share personal information with a privately owned business?

It doesn't share the info. All it does is verify your details are correct. So you bang in your name and FAL in and it comes back as a simple YES/NO that you are a real person with a FAL.