Thread: Firearm licencing

Hey guys . Been bloody years since ive commented on this forum . However , regarding the licensing. A good mate of mine recently got put through the ringer by the cops for a accusation that thank god got proved false . He lost his licence when he got charged but now that hes been cleared of any wrong doing cant get any answers as to wether he can have his licence back or re apply .
Has anyone else been through this ? Feel free to pm me . Cheers !


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your local copper who does licences is a good fella...... stay calm,stay cool and be polite.....hopefully all will be seen in better light and will blow over and all can go back to normal.....no point in getting het up about things,it makes you look un fit..... thats my advice.
my UNDERSTANDING of things...if its been revoked...very very hard to get back
if its been handed back or suspended.....not so much.
good luck,keep us posted please.

interviewed for renewal a month ago at home with all checks completed. Just phoned to check on progress - the arms clerk informs me I haven't been interviewed yet but they have just sent my file to the vetter to arrange an interview....
6 1/2 months from application now

Sons application went through finally. 6mths later.
Booked him in to the course as soon as he got his email. He sat his test today. Past easily.
The long wait for vetting now.....hopefully its not too drawn out as it was only sept last year when he was vetted for my renewal

Originally Posted by 35whelen

So does that mean that we should have zero tolerance for the police stuff up with Chch killer getting licensed and any and all other police failures to obey the laws of our country???? Next thing you know there'll be a Police complaints complaints department for them to complain about our complaints.... Hurry up covid....

pretty soon if you speak out against them it will be hate speech. Nice simple solution to that pesky little problem...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

comments like THIS....are the very reason the licencing is NOW taking so long....you cant have it both ways....when you bitch n moan they werent doing the job correctly,they will make sure to double cross T and double dot I from this day forthwith...... all that cross reference checking etc is going to take longer....and nobody wants to make the next cockup so they will be going slower still to be 100% sure n certain before signing off on licence.

why cant they just do it the old way?? this shit didn't happen back then and it didn't take long to process....until they decided to streamline the process just another good idea from this mob why the fuk would you streamline the process of issuing someone with the means to legally use a firearm....

Licence arrived today. So 10 months for me as a first timer.

Originally Posted by Rush

Licence arrived today. So 10 months for me as a first timer.

On that time basis you’ll be applying for your renewal a year before your current licence expires?

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

On that time basis you’ll be applying for your renewal a year before your current licence expires?

That's what I'm intending to do! haha

Originally Posted by Rush

Licence arrived today. So 10 months for me as a first timer.

Gratz man. M still waiting almost a year since I applied in mid of July 2020

Damn. Good luck - as frustrated as I was, it's sad to know there are others who have been waiting longer.

6.5 months ago I applied for renewal.
at 5 months I filed a complaint with IPCA
within 2 weeks my interviews were all done and I received a phone call and apology from police.
in the last week I follwed up - still not finalized by a senior Sargent.
IPCA responded this week that they were satisfied as I had received an apology and police had promised to prioritize my licence.
I replied to the IPCA yesterday that if it had been prioritized could I please get a time line as it still had not been issued and was in fact not even finalized yet after 6.5months.
This morning I received a phone call to confirm my licence is now current as of 8am this morning, the card will be with me within 2 weeks and they have emailed me confirmation that my licence is current and I can resume legal firearm ownership and usage.

It looks like the IPCA is the best course of action to get it sorted....

Bro in law finally got his license 6 weeks ago.
Started early last year.
After hassling them various times finally got it.
Got hold of the FAO and told yup it's all done.
Rang 18th may, license issued 14th may.
13 or 14 months since test.
Only got a 5 year license
First time license holder

My daughter was interviewed and told it was all good... expect the license to arrive in 6 weeks. That was 10 weeks ago. I'm starting to lose my sense of humour.

Thing is, these new 5 year licenses are going to cause a significant hiccup at the next round of renewals. The police are clearly struggling to get through a ridiculous backlog of both new issues and renewals and it doesn't sound like its going to get any easier for them inside the next 2 years. So what do you think is going to happen when these half-life licenses start to expire? Suddenly they have just doubled their workload at a time when they're not coping to begin with, only getting half the required numbers out the door. Come 2026 they're going to be four times busier than they are now... not even giving consideration to those of us who start the process 12 months in advance in anticipation of the ridiculous lead times.

Dropping the license to 5 years is typical bureaucratic shortsightedness. They just have no clue and no forethought.

I must have got lucky 6 weeks