Thread: Question re Licencing interview & Storage when Arms will never be present in a flat.

My son is getting interviewed re his licence shortly.
He is in rental accommodation and has explained that he won't be keeping any rifles as they would be stored with me.
The guy has indicated that this is not acceptable and he has to see something. (he is being very reasonable around seeing something)

Anyone had any experience around this.


I have just suggested that my son show the guy page 6 of the Police Storage and some eye bolts and a cable and padlock through a beam in the roof space.
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/def...e-guidance.pdf

Other thing he could try is to change his address back to my place as he's a student in the big smoke.
ZQ

Surely there is someone in your neck of the woods that could check your safe on behalf of your son's interviewer and give the thumbs up. That is where "his" rifles will be stored after all.

I believe if you have a fal you MUST have storage available where you reside normally regardless of your intentions. At least this was indicated (i was told this at my last renewal)

A mate had the same issues if you want to hold a license then you need security to hold a firearm.
Even if you don't have one.
He only needed a chain and padlock around his hotwater cylinder.

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Your son will have to get a safe installed in that case. Short of moving back home.

Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

A mate had the same issues if you want to hold a license then you need security to hold a firearm.
Even if you don't have one.
He only needed a chain and padlock around his hotwater cylinder.

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The chain and padlock around the hot water cylinder was enough for my brother in law's inspection.

A co worker had his safe failed today because it had exposed hinges and its bolted to a steel column but not the floor, so he has to go buy a new safe.

Originally Posted by Dan88

A co worker had his safe failed today because it had exposed hinges and its bolted to a steel column but not the floor, so he has to go buy a new safe.

The police guidelines say internal or protected hinges, so he may be able to get some sort of shield welded over the hinges.
It has been in the guidelines for years that safes must be fixed to two surfaces.

Yet as obove in other cases a chain and padlock around a hot water cylinder is adequate?

Originally Posted by Allizdog

Yet as obove in other cases a chain and padlock around a hot water cylinder is adequate?

Yep, mad eh?

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

The guy has indicated that this is not acceptable and he has to see something. (he is being very reasonable around seeing something)

I'm not sure it is that reasonable. Where are firearms safer, chained to a hot water tank in temporary student digs in a big city, or back home with dad on the country estate?

Fairly common occurrence but they usually accept the bare minimum for security in these circumstances

Originally Posted by mikee

I believe if you have a fal you MUST have storage available where you reside normally regardless of your intentions. At least this was indicated (i was told this at my last renewal)

Nope (but then again, some of this stuff seems to be very hit and miss depending on which arms officer etc you deal with and their interpretation of things..) but there is a forum member on here who doesnt post much these days and is a bit of a vagrant and a bum walking his way around the south island and he did his renewal recently and used my address and safe as the place he would be storing his firearms

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Nope (but then again, some of this stuff seems to be very hit and miss depending on which arms officer etc you deal with and their interpretation of things..) but there is a forum member on here who doesnt post much these days and is a bit of a vagrant and a bum walking his way around the south island and he did his renewal recently and used my address and safe as the place he would be storing his firearms

Ye old hobbit

Thanks Guy's. The inspector has said as long as son gives him proof of storage after the interview he will be OK.
I suggested to son that a couple of eye bolts in the back of the wardrobe and a cable and padlock as per page 6 of the Police firearms storage booklet.

Had not through of a chain around the hot water cylinder. Thats an easy thing to show and is non invasive for a flat.
Z