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So in the mailbox today was somebody else's new firearms license, but it has all of my details on it, name, birthday and license number just with some other blokes photo. At least it came to me instead of going to the other bloke, with registration a real possibility it wouldve been easy as pie to regester any firearms under my name. Will go see my AO this week and see what he has to say about it
faaark this firearms situation just gets better by the day doesn't it wonder will we get the blame for it as well
Is it Jamie Lockett's photo?
Notify the journalists
Get it printed cops can not get the most basic of duties correct.
That is some pretty dodgy shit. I would make a copy of the license before the cops want it back. Might be handy in the next law change cycle when the cops go for a national register of rifles. Like you say, you would be up shit creek if the guy in the photo bought some guns.
Even a single digit entry error might have you owning a rifle that doesn't actually exist. And good luck convincing the cops it was their transcription error and you don't have that rifle. It will be nothing but trouble
Words fail....
Seen that before, first hand....
You should contact nash and the media on this. Will demonstrate how appalling police management isQuote:
Originally Posted by Howa270
Does that mean some other guy has a FAL with his details and your photo...............Quote:
Originally Posted by Howa270
I have said it before and will say it again. Mistakes will happen. It is how they are dealt with afterwards that set companies etc apart. Faulty item? Well it happens. Anyone is capable of a mistake. But dealing with it properly (replacing or repairing any fault etc) promptly and without more issues.
Take note that you have got one with the wrong photo, so the cops may ned to know whose license your photo is on too.....
Record it, but give them a chance to sort it.
You find them, I will get a couple of Moa and a moose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy79
FFS........a right cock up.......not amused by this at all.......
I'm waiting for my plastic to arrive,be interesting to see if the whole batch is out of sync.
I'll go in and see my arms officer sometime this week and see how they handle it. If I'm unsatisfied on the response I receive I'll get in touch with some form of media and start stirring some shit.
kind of agree with this.... data entry , computer glitch who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
the bigger picture is that it tears down the credibilty of the police as the organisation tasked with licensing
you havent said if you were waiting on a new licence yourself....
dont make a copy.....im sure that is a crime (a digi for proof is probably ok)
and be careful who you show it to (if anyone at all ) because at the end of the day it identifies 2 licence holders , yourself and the other bloke , and that information shouldnt be shared with anyone in the public arena
Personally, I think the time for quietly quietly has passed. Your AO didn't print the license, sure, but this is a great example of why they can't and shouldn't be doing a register.Quote:
Originally Posted by Howa270
@Howa270Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy79
Have a JP witness and sign a copy of it.
the police will demand it back, then you can still stick it to that smarmy cahill.
Good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40mm
@scotty I'm not waiting for a new license, I got mine over a year ago, and all I've done is taken a picture with my thumb covering the fal number at the bottom, just for proof that it's happened.
think your doin it right going to the AO first if your not satisfied i dont think i would bother with the journos it wont suit their agenda so would get buried they wont want the truth to get in the way.
maybe a sympathetic MP (good luck with that) or someone or some organisation that can actually get heard
yep we get blamed for someone elses terrorist we cant be trusted
police obviously incompetent.
remove Mountain safety officers who were working for free to help safety (including myself)
why is the spotlight on civilians again?
"The media are all about covering stories that portray COL in a bad light. With a pillow. Until they stop moving."Quote:
Originally Posted by Danger Mouse
(Shamelessly stolen from the US site Instapundit. Thanks, Glenn).
Easy targets the ones most likley to comply cant think for them selves are a few reasons that spring to mind
Give it to David Tipple ha ha He d love the chance to bang some heads around ha ha
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Originally Posted by sightpicture
You just wouldn't know yourself if this sort of thing happened to you, would you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
Couldn't agree more. Not unknown to happen on a driver licence and passport too. You'd think that some of the posters on here are perfect individuals who've never made a mistake in their life. That old saying comes to mind, “when you point a finger there are three fingers pointing back at you”.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
Was the photo taken BEFORE your sex change? Just checking:D