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    I recently had my 20 year FAL renewal. It took 9 months from application to actual licence being renewed...Good job Police, very efficient. Lucky my company does not take as long to do things or I would be broke. Anyway...a lot of dumb questions like " what to you think of your ex wife and how do you get on with her. I said I hated the bitch and we never spoke. Later I decided that was not the correct answer but then it was too late. Anyway, I have a large gun storage area that conforms to E Cat, even though I only have A cats. Anyways the interrogation started then, she wanted models and makes and calibers. I was very unhappy about it and questioned it, she stated it was policy now, I asked whos policy and she said her senior FAL officers. Everything I said or did was scribbled down on her documents. She did eventually get all gun makes and models. She then started on collecting serial numbers and I said, " seriously ???? now we have to start again" and she lost interest. Since then , me being me have decided its time to get rid of a lot of my guns and re invest in others. At no stage during the interview was I privy to what she was writing down, she got me to sign it without giving me fair time to read it and then left. I do wonder how stupid I was to sign it. But the whole time I was trying not to piss her off and when she was queried it did not go down that well. Police over step...yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulyc View Post
    I recently had my 20 year FAL renewal. It took 9 months from application to actual licence being renewed...Good job Police, very efficient. Lucky my company does not take as long to do things or I would be broke. Anyway...a lot of dumb questions like " what to you think of your ex wife and how do you get on with her. I said I hated the bitch and we never spoke. Later I decided that was not the correct answer but then it was too late. Anyway, I have a large gun storage area that conforms to E Cat, even though I only have A cats. Anyways the interrogation started then, she wanted models and makes and calibers. I was very unhappy about it and questioned it, she stated it was policy now, I asked whos policy and she said her senior FAL officers. Everything I said or did was scribbled down on her documents. She did eventually get all gun makes and models. She then started on collecting serial numbers and I said, " seriously ???? now we have to start again" and she lost interest. Since then , me being me have decided its time to get rid of a lot of my guns and re invest in others. At no stage during the interview was I privy to what she was writing down, she got me to sign it without giving me fair time to read it and then left. I do wonder how stupid I was to sign it. But the whole time I was trying not to piss her off and when she was queried it did not go down that well. Police over step...yes.
    any chance this was a dopey bitch interviewer in christchurch? arms office is good but their vetter is a pain in the arse

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    Quote Originally Posted by gonetropo View Post
    any chance this was a dopey bitch interviewer in christchurch? arms office is good but their vetter is a pain in the arse
    Move out to Oxford/Rangiora the vetter out here is great, although unfortunately not a young man so probably won't be doing it next time I need to re-new in 10 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    Move out to Oxford/Rangiora the vetter out here is great, although unfortunately not a young man so probably won't be doing it next time I need to re-new in 10 years.
    Starting to wonder how crazy it's going to be in a couple of years time when I have to update mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    Move out to Oxford/Rangiora the vetter out here is great, although unfortunately not a young man so probably won't be doing it next time I need to re-new in 10 years.
    Our guy is mid 70s. Initially took on the job part time to help out.......now 10 years later.....
    Found him to be very good/professional, no bullshit like others are experiencing.
    No querky left field questions like I am hearing elsewhere.
    Just goes to show up the issue of non standardisation region to region.

    Have 2 shooting mates who are retired AOs (should I admit to know in them ha ha). Both in their 70s when they retired.

    stug, your guy may have a bit of mileage left in him yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Our guy is mid 70s. Took on the job part time to help out.......now 10 years later.
    Found him to be very good/professional, no bullshit like others are experiencing.
    No querky left field questions like I am hearing elsewhere.
    Just goes to show up the issue of non standardisation region to region.

    Have 2 shooting mates (should I admit that) who are retired AOs. Both in their 70s when they retired.
    Is that the guy for Counties Manukau? He was great, even hung around while I was looking for another bolt to put in the floor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve123 View Post
    Is that the guy for Counties Manukau? He was great, even hung around while I was looking for another bolt to put in the floor.
    Yup

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Our guy is mid 70s. Initially took on the job part time to help out.......now 10 years later.....
    Found him to be very good/professional, no bullshit like others are experiencing.
    No querky left field questions like I am hearing elsewhere.
    Just goes to show up the issue of non standardisation region to region.

    Have 2 shooting mates who are retired AOs (should I admit to know in them ha ha). Both in their 70s when they retired.

    stug, your guy may have a bit of mileage left in him yet.
    My AO / vetter is also an older gent. Kinda reminds me of an older Hunter S. Thompson. Very easy to get on with, showed me some pictures of some engineer who'd created an 80 round 10/22 magazine the last time I saw him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan View Post
    My AO / vetter is also an older gent. Kinda reminds me of an older Hunter S. Thompson. Very easy to get on with, showed me some pictures of some engineer who'd created an 80 round 10/22 magazine the last time I saw him.
    I had an older ex fire fighter vet me first time round. He was really good and helpful. From handing in the form to getting the plastic was 2-3 weeks.
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