Thread: Firearms licence waiting times

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

I think so. I emailed our local firearms office regarding the status of my license application , no reply. Then i emailed the address posted by Swoffer and i got a reply within an hour or two stating that they would get back to me with an update "during the next week." (maybe auto reply?) No update yet ofcourse. But to be honest with ya, i dont expect one at all. It is plain that they are in no rush at all to do their work Have tried calling our local firearms office a couple of times too but no pickup. Maybe I should be calling 111? Might get an answer then if im lucky? smh

You can file a unsatisfied form under the praise or complaints part of the police website. That will probably help more.

I will probably give them til the end of the month before I do any chasing up.

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

I think so. I emailed our local firearms office regarding the status of my license application , no reply. Then i emailed the address posted by Swoffer and i got a reply within an hour or two stating that they would get back to me with an update "during the next week." (maybe auto reply?) No update yet ofcourse. But to be honest with ya, i dont expect one at all. It is plain that they are in no rush at all to do their work Have tried calling our local firearms office a couple of times too but no pickup. Maybe I should be calling 111? Might get an answer then if im lucky? smh

I emailed that project address over the weekend and got the "we'll get back to you". Well today they told me that my licence was ok'd on the 3rd of this month for renewal but they are having to do more looking into where my new E cat is at.

at least Im legal again

Originally Posted by Ernie

I emailed that project address over the weekend and got the "we'll get back to you". Well today they told me that my licence was ok'd on the 3rd of this month for renewal but they are having to do more looking into where my new E cat is at.

at least Im legal again

A reply from the police firearms department? U must be a great man to be worthy of such honor.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

my renewal was delayed as i had a "black mark" placed against me for refusing to tell interviewer what i owned (all a-cat)

@gonetropo

Interesting. Did they actually state it would affect your licence application?

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

A reply from the police firearms department? U must be a great man to be worthy of such honor.

Have you heard back from them? I got a phone call from the vetting agent at 8pm last night. Pretty good turn around considering that they got the file less than 2 weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Have you heard back from them? I got a phone call from the vetting agent at 8pm last night. Pretty good turn around considering that they got the file less than 2 weeks ago.

Nope. Oh yes it took about 2 weeks for me as well to be contacted by the guy who does the interviews, which is good imo. He arranged the interviews quickly and efficiently. Good bloke too. Wish i still had his number so i could possibly give him a ring about it, but he isnt on their wesbite as i think the person who does the interviews is actually independent from and not part of the police firearms department (correct me if im wrong anyone). Which explains why the only prompt service i received was from him, because he is not part of the policing side of things. This is a rough hypothesis but makes sense to me, happy to be proven wrong

Originally Posted by Krameranzac

@gonetropo

Interesting. Did they actually state it would affect your licence application?

i refused to tell them and the old tart gave me a bad result. i found this out after calling the arms office to see where my new license was. the AO was great.she asked me to send a photo of my safe showing locking mech and fixing to wall and floor. she rang back shortly after and hey presto i got a new card the following week.
the woman who came to the house to interview the wife and i told me it was law that i had to disclose what we owned. i corrected her that only firearms needing an endorsement needed to be disclosed and registered. from what i gather she is still asking people what they own.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

i refused to tell them and the old tart gave me a bad result. i found this out after calling the arms office to see where my new license was. the AO was great.she asked me to send a photo of my safe showing locking mech and fixing to wall and floor. she rang back shortly after and hey presto i got a new card the following week.
the woman who came to the house to interview the wife and i told me it was law that i had to disclose what we owned. i corrected her that only firearms needing an endorsement needed to be disclosed and registered. from what i gather she is still asking people what they own.

Well done. A guy I know had the same issue. He handed the vetting officer a copy of the Arms Act 83 and Regulations 92 and asked where it said in either document that he had to provide his A cat serial numbers. The interview concluded very shortly thereafter and nothing more was said on the matter.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

my renewal was delayed as i had a "black mark" placed against me for refusing to tell interviewer what i owned (all a-cat)

you should let kiwigunblog know that, and put in a complaint.

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

I think so. I emailed our local firearms office regarding the status of my license application , no reply. Then i emailed the address posted by Swoffer and i got a reply within an hour or two stating that they would get back to me with an update "during the next week." (maybe auto reply?) No update yet ofcourse. But to be honest with ya, i dont expect one at all. It is plain that they are in no rush at all to do their work Have tried calling our local firearms office a couple of times too but no pickup. Maybe I should be calling 111? Might get an answer then if im lucky? smh

they'll send you a taxi.

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Nope. Oh yes it took about 2 weeks for me as well to be contacted by the guy who does the interviews, which is good imo. He arranged the interviews quickly and efficiently. Good bloke too. Wish i still had his number so i could possibly give him a ring about it, but he isnt on their wesbite as i think the person who does the interviews is actually independent from and not part of the police firearms department (correct me if im wrong anyone). Which explains why the only prompt service i received was from him, because he is not part of the policing side of things. This is a rough hypothesis but makes sense to me, happy to be proven wrong

Are you waiting for the printers on Australia or Wellington to print one out?

Yeah i was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it all got organised.

Yup. Separate from the police. They might be un sworn officers or civilian contractors. But from what I can gather a boy (or girl) in blue doesn't come to your house.

Originally Posted by Danger Mouse

you should let kiwigunblog know that, and put in a complaint.

That's a good idea. People will always over reach their powers if allowed.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Are you waiting for the printers on Australia or Wellington to print one out?

Yeah i was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it all got organised.

Yup. Separate from the police. They might be un sworn officers or civilian contractors. But from what I can gather a boy (or girl) in blue doesn't come to your house.





That's a good idea. People will always over reach their powers if allowed.

Yea the guy said theyre printing them in Wellington.

Im still wondering if i can somehow get in contact with one of the officers around here, if i can get some form of proof (license number?) to use in the mean time while im waiting for the plastic to come.. Im fairly sure my application form would have been accepted by now so shouldnt be a problem? Also why the hell dont they use the same system as NZTA when it comes to giving out temporary licenses, If both of your interviews are successful then i dont see what stops them from writing out a temporary license?

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Yea the guy said theyre printing them in Wellington.

Im still wondering if i can somehow get in contact with one of the officers around here, if i can get some form of proof (license number?) to use in the mean time while im waiting for the plastic to come.. Im fairly sure my application form would have been accepted by now so shouldnt be a problem? Also why the hell dont they use the same system as NZTA when it comes to giving out temporary licenses, If both of your interviews are successful then i dont see what stops them from writing out a temporary license?

Depending on the arms officer you can get the dealer or seller to call them up and they can confirm that you are licensed.

It has to be photo ID. That way you can't get a John smith using another John smith's temp license. You can't do many illegal things with a temp drivers license I'd imagine but you could buy a hell of a lot of a cat rifles if you had a temp firearms licence.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Depending on the arms officer you can get the dealer or seller to call them up and they can confirm that you are licensed.

It has to be photo ID. That way you can't get a John smith using another John smith's temp license. You can't do many illegal things with a temp drivers license I'd imagine but you could buy a hell of a lot of a cat rifles if you had a temp firearms licence.

in that case, will i possibly be able to walk out with a gun if the dealer rings up the AO and he confirms i have a license? seems too good to be true almost.

Ohh i see, that does make sense but surely there is a work around, how about finding some way to match the temp license with a drivers license? then its basically photo ID.

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

in that case, will i possibly be able to walk out with a gun if the dealer rings up the AO and he confirms i have a license? seems too good to be true almost.

Ohh i see, that does make sense but surely there is a work around, how about finding some way to match the temp license with a drivers license? then its basically photo ID.

Yup. I have heard of people doing that on here.

Probably too easy to counterfeit a drivers license and then tack on a fake firearms licence number. Heather managed to do it without the photo ID.


The wait sucks but I don't think that it's a hardship unless they are taking more than a month to print it.