distinct possibility. I think it probably helped in my case that I have had my licence for coming up 30 yrs and the arms officer remembered me from my last renewal check so was fairly relaxed about the whole thing. Even the questions around the family members applying , got the distinct impression he was just going through the motions and he even said that being a gun owner and hunter for so long and having the family growing up using firearms he had no problems signing off on them. It is new applicants with no history of firearms or hunting in the family that he looks for reasons not to give them the licence as he worries about their and others safety out bush. I must admit I was actually quite impressed with his attitude towards the whole situation as I was expecting a bit of stress but his whole demeanor changed as soon as he recognised me. Perhaps we were just lucky and got him on a good day.
born to hunt - forced to work
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