Thread: Firearms licence waiting times

my renewal was delayed as i had a "black mark" placed against me for refusing to tell interviewer what i owned (all a-cat)

Originally Posted by gonetropo

my renewal was delayed as i had a "black mark" placed against me for refusing to tell interviewer what i owned (all a-cat)

@gonetropo

Interesting. Did they actually state it would affect your licence application?

Originally Posted by Krameranzac

@gonetropo

Interesting. Did they actually state it would affect your licence application?

i refused to tell them and the old tart gave me a bad result. i found this out after calling the arms office to see where my new license was. the AO was great.she asked me to send a photo of my safe showing locking mech and fixing to wall and floor. she rang back shortly after and hey presto i got a new card the following week.
the woman who came to the house to interview the wife and i told me it was law that i had to disclose what we owned. i corrected her that only firearms needing an endorsement needed to be disclosed and registered. from what i gather she is still asking people what they own.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

i refused to tell them and the old tart gave me a bad result. i found this out after calling the arms office to see where my new license was. the AO was great.she asked me to send a photo of my safe showing locking mech and fixing to wall and floor. she rang back shortly after and hey presto i got a new card the following week.
the woman who came to the house to interview the wife and i told me it was law that i had to disclose what we owned. i corrected her that only firearms needing an endorsement needed to be disclosed and registered. from what i gather she is still asking people what they own.

Well done. A guy I know had the same issue. He handed the vetting officer a copy of the Arms Act 83 and Regulations 92 and asked where it said in either document that he had to provide his A cat serial numbers. The interview concluded very shortly thereafter and nothing more was said on the matter.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

my renewal was delayed as i had a "black mark" placed against me for refusing to tell interviewer what i owned (all a-cat)

you should let kiwigunblog know that, and put in a complaint.

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Nope. Oh yes it took about 2 weeks for me as well to be contacted by the guy who does the interviews, which is good imo. He arranged the interviews quickly and efficiently. Good bloke too. Wish i still had his number so i could possibly give him a ring about it, but he isnt on their wesbite as i think the person who does the interviews is actually independent from and not part of the police firearms department (correct me if im wrong anyone). Which explains why the only prompt service i received was from him, because he is not part of the policing side of things. This is a rough hypothesis but makes sense to me, happy to be proven wrong

Are you waiting for the printers on Australia or Wellington to print one out?

Yeah i was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it all got organised.

Yup. Separate from the police. They might be un sworn officers or civilian contractors. But from what I can gather a boy (or girl) in blue doesn't come to your house.

Originally Posted by Danger Mouse

you should let kiwigunblog know that, and put in a complaint.

That's a good idea. People will always over reach their powers if allowed.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Are you waiting for the printers on Australia or Wellington to print one out?

Yeah i was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it all got organised.

Yup. Separate from the police. They might be un sworn officers or civilian contractors. But from what I can gather a boy (or girl) in blue doesn't come to your house.





That's a good idea. People will always over reach their powers if allowed.

Yea the guy said theyre printing them in Wellington.

Im still wondering if i can somehow get in contact with one of the officers around here, if i can get some form of proof (license number?) to use in the mean time while im waiting for the plastic to come.. Im fairly sure my application form would have been accepted by now so shouldnt be a problem? Also why the hell dont they use the same system as NZTA when it comes to giving out temporary licenses, If both of your interviews are successful then i dont see what stops them from writing out a temporary license?

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Yea the guy said theyre printing them in Wellington.

Im still wondering if i can somehow get in contact with one of the officers around here, if i can get some form of proof (license number?) to use in the mean time while im waiting for the plastic to come.. Im fairly sure my application form would have been accepted by now so shouldnt be a problem? Also why the hell dont they use the same system as NZTA when it comes to giving out temporary licenses, If both of your interviews are successful then i dont see what stops them from writing out a temporary license?

Depending on the arms officer you can get the dealer or seller to call them up and they can confirm that you are licensed.

It has to be photo ID. That way you can't get a John smith using another John smith's temp license. You can't do many illegal things with a temp drivers license I'd imagine but you could buy a hell of a lot of a cat rifles if you had a temp firearms licence.

Alright, so i tried ringing the firearms office yesterday evening, no pick up. so after all the emails and the phone calls that seem to have gone unheard, i got fed up and filled in a dissatisfaction form last night. an hour or two passed and i got an email back from them saying they will forward my complaint to the firearms response team. this morning i got a reply to my email enquiry about the status of my license, which i sent out around 10 days ago, Interesting coincidence... (pretty sure the complaint has something to do with this)

The email said that my license was successfully processed and that it was sent out to the printer on May 8, and if i do not get my license in the mail by the end of this month then I should get back to them.

Stoked to finally get an update

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Alright, so i tried ringing the firearms office yesterday evening, no pick up. so after all the emails and the phone calls that seem to have gone unheard, i got fed up and filled in a dissatisfaction form last night. an hour or two passed and i got an email back from them saying they will forward my complaint to the firearms response team. this morning i got a reply to my email enquiry about the status of my license, which i sent out around 10 days ago, Interesting coincidence... (pretty sure the complaint has something to do with this)

The email said that my license was successfully processed and that it was sent out to the printer on May 8, and if i do not get my license in the mail by the end of this month then I should get back to them.

Stoked to finally get an update

Squeaky wheels gets the grease. Good to hear that the complaint process works.

wtf..... just went to check the mailbox, here it is!!!! can this be a coincidence or is this the complaints process at work????

Gun shopping time boys!!!!!

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

wtf..... just went to check the mailbox, here it is!!!! can this be a coincidence or is this the complaints process at work????

Gun shopping time boys!!!!!

Which rifle are yah thinking of getting?

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Which rifle are yah thinking of getting?

Was dead set on getting a t3x lite in 7mm-08.. Went to hunting and fishing today in pukekohe, talked to one of the guys there and when I said 7mm08 he pounced on the idea immediately... Said that he is a professional hunting guide and that he's seen more wounded/missed animals with 7mm-08's than any other caliber and recommended I get a 308, so yea that kind of put me off getting the 7mm-08 (which they had in Stock). But then when I asked him if they had a t3x in 308 in Stock, he shuffled all over the place and couldn't find one. Funny how he and his colleague changed their tune after that, suddenly the 7mm-08 was "not such a bad caliber" any more and I should "not let their opinions affect what I buy"... Sale people I tell ya. Walked out not feeling comfortable with a purchase at all. They were friendly tho at least but yea. Any other auckland gun stores I could try out with decent selection of stock? Serious shooters? Gun city?

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Was dead set on getting a t3x lite in 7mm-08.. Went to hunting and fishing today in pukekohe, talked to one of the guys there and when I said 7mm08 he pounced on the idea immediately... Said that he is a professional hunting guide and that he's seen more wounded/missed animals with 7mm-08's than any other caliber and recommended I get a 308, so yea that kind of put me off getting the 7mm-08 (which they had in Stock). But then when I asked him if they had a t3x in 308 in Stock, he shuffled all over the place and couldn't find one. Funny how he and his colleague changed their tune after that, suddenly the 7mm-08 was "not such a bad caliber" any more and I should "not let their opinions affect what I buy"... Sale people I tell ya. Walked out not feeling comfortable with a purchase at all. They were friendly tho at least but yea. Any other auckland gun stores I could try out with decent selection of stock? Serious shooters? Gun city?

When I first started driving I didn't buy a new car.

Originally Posted by Tommy

When I first started driving I didn't buy a new car.

Well I see second hand tikkas going for over a grand all the time... Looks like they hold their value wayy too well to justify buying used. I will easily pay an extra 200-300 bucks for something new and know zero shots have been placed through the barrel.