Thread: Useing the firearms register

Originally Posted by NewbieZAR

so I just bought a "registered" rifle off a fella, does he need to take it off his name before i can put it on my name? Do I get a notification of something saying that he has done so?

Yes. He should ring the register first to notify he has sold it. He will give them your name and license number. That will list the transfer as ‘pending’ on the system. Then you complete the transfer by notifying them of the of purchase.
The only ambiguous part of this process, is if the seller does not do their part first, and the buyer gets left in the dark waiting for notification.
If they don’t contact you within a week or so, ring them instead.