Thread: police change if address

Originally Posted by Beetroot

A question.

If I have two addresses that I live at, do I have to tell the police and have a lockable cupboard at both? Despite never having my guns at one of them?

Was told by one AO I only need a safe if I have my guns there, but from some Arms lady said I need a safe at both regardless.

Do you have two wives ??? Fuck you re keen ha ha

Originally Posted by Happy

Do you have two wives ??? Fuck you re keen ha ha

Ha, hardly. I live and work in Auckland, but have a hard time accepting the fact, so I always go home to the Waikato as often as I can, and still put all my addresses down there as it's easier due to my potentially unstable living situations in Auckland. Really hoping to find a place in the Waikato where I can commute to Auckland, and not have to live there!

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Really hoping to find a place in the Waikato where I can commute to Auckland, and not have to live there!

Te Kauwhata is handy

Originally Posted by Rushy

Te Kauwhata is handy

Sort of looking between there and Tahuna, somewhere along Tahuna Ohinewai Rd would be perfect for my situation. Too bad it's not a huge market for renting or buying, not that one would expect it there!

Originally Posted by hamsav

What it really boils down to is that most police (inc a local arms officer ) don't know the arms act for shit , they make it up as they go along . Get a copy of the arms act and read it , you will be surprized at the amount of shit the police will say you have to do/have that you don't

Remember there are other laws that cover firearms to a degree, such as the Arms Regulations 1992 and the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, then there is case law. Reading the Arms Act is a good start.

Surely a common sense approach answers your question, as it does with most legal questions. Firstly, the vetting process when applying for a FAL must verify you have a compliant gunsafe at your residence (the legal address you live and have mail sent to (Waikato))...box tick. Secondly, do you, or will you ever possess or store any firearms at your Auckland address? No? Then it's irrelevant and perfectly arguable in court (if any AO's boss ever let it get to that point, which is HIGHLY unlikely). However, get caught with, or report a firearm being stolen at or from your Auckland address, fool you I guess

Well had the Arms officer over to my address in Auckland to interview me about a friend applying for his gun licence.
Turn's out that since they have tightened up all the rules recently you do have to have a safe storage place at any address you live at.

The AO was very reasonable though and helpful. I ended up just screwing a eye end bolt into the wall in a cupboard, which I then have a padlock in.
This was considered sufficient, so I was happy as it cost me $2 to do it. To bad I'm never going to use it.

That has been sufficent since I did my licence fucking years ago @beetrrot , cause that all I had then.

The words common sense and legal should never be used in the same sentence.

Haha. Personally I disagree with that VC, but each to their own experience