Thread: Firearms Safety Authority

Originally Posted by No.3

So how does 5 hours equate to the stated cost for renewal if it is on a cost-recovery basis? I very much doubt that they are paying their vetting staff circa $200 an hour!

Firearm license management should not operate on a cost recovery basis. I'm not just against this because I'm a LFO, but it concerns me where does it end. The government already earns a substantial amount of money from the GST (and other duties) on equipment purchases by all firearms users. From rough import figures this with current FAL charges significantly exceeds the cost of running firearms license management.

Originally Posted by vulcannz

Firearm license management should not operate on a cost recovery basis. I'm not just against this because I'm a LFO, but it concerns me where does it end. The government already earns a substantial amount of money from the GST (and other duties) on equipment purchases by all firearms users. From rough import figures this with current FAL charges significantly exceeds the cost of running firearms license management.

Not when you build an empire up from 160 people to 500 people.

Originally Posted by No.3

So how does 5 hours equate to the stated cost for renewal if it is on a cost-recovery basis? I very much doubt that they are paying their vetting staff circa $200 an hour!

There's the hourly rate then the employee's share of corporate services, (HR, Legal, finance) and lease on the building. That's how it works. $200 is still excessive

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

Originally Posted by Eat Meater

There's the hourly rate then the employee's share of corporate services, (HR, Legal, finance) and lease on the building. That's how it works. $200 is still excessive

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

There's obviously several costs and people involved, as you say. I don't know where the $200 figure arises from, apart from the suggestion that No.3 seems to think that the firearms vettor is the only person involved in a firearms application.

I’ve just renewed my certified supplier ticket and have a invoice from MPI for 1 hour for $265, even though this person is on a salary that is incredibly steep for 1 hour to do their job

The weakest link....

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/reveal...CQQ7P7DYKZJNA/

Originally Posted by XR500

The weakest link....

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/reveal...CQQ7P7DYKZJNA/

Sorry, behind the paywall and I begrudge subscribing to that particular MSM.
But I get the gist of it anyway.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Sorry, behind the paywall and I begrudge subscribing to that particular MSM.
But I get the gist of it anyway.

Agreed on not supporting the NZ Herald. They're almost as biased as Stuff.

oh dear commissioner its ardly likely to inspire confidence in ya constabulary governer!! lordy lordy lordy ,whats comrade cahill gonna say?????

I see gun registration is working well in Honduras......not!!!

Horrific outcome, but as we have seen here gangs do what gangs do:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hon...ADSIMTH4HNCBA/

Honduras gun laws here...

As my boss says.. sit in the barbers seat long enough youll get a hair cut....

Yeah, I don't support either. Just the headline conveyed sufficient info for me to get the gist

Feeling safer already