Thread: What I got from gunstuff as an email, police looking to charge for paperwork

Originally Posted by Moutere

What is realistic though?

For example:
The CAA medical assessments recently went from $0 to $313, and that fee is either annual or biannual dependent on the applicants age for a Class 1 certificate.
The CAA hourly charge out rate also increased from $130/hour to $284.
Yes, these days the user pays, but those kinds of price hikes for a government department are a tough pill to swallow.

Well, those charges are FAR from realistic IMHO.
How much work is involved in issuing an import permit? Check license, write bugger all down, stamp, sign, done (never applied for an import permit so have no idea what they have)?
The current $200 (ish) for an E or B endorsement seems fine, how much more could it cost for what extra benefit?
If there are no dedicated arms officers, who is going to actually understand the law? I have experienced a couple of cops who don't know and shouldn't have ANY involvement with firearms at all (seen the roof above a shooting range after some cops have been there?)