A THT thread you will never see on Ausfish!

[gazza2006au]

It's really good that gun licenses are so hard to get because if it were easy everyone would own a gun just like in america, but 9 months for a squeaky clean customer that's a long time to be waiting

[stevej]

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[stevej]

It's really good that gun licenses are so hard to get because if it were easy everyone would own a gun just like in america, but 9 months for a squeaky clean customer that's a long time to be waiting

its not 90 days, something went wrong with that persons application
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online...stions#newlic4
How long will it take to process my application and issue my firearms licence?

A mandatory 28 day period applies from the date you submit your online licence application before your firearms licence can be issued. We recommend you allow a minimum of 35 days, allowing 7 days for postage and handling plus the mandatory 28 day waiting period.

[TheRealPoMo]

Yeah that's the official line.
It's all about discouraging people so owning a firearm is too hard and they just give up. Same approach as the anti smoking campaign. The approvals office is/was deliberately understaffed...and the coppers earn more revenue manning speed cameras anyway...which is the only reason we don't have regular PITA storage inspections to further discourage us.
I maintain there is nothing easy about getting or keeping a firearms license.

That the farce in NSW with a chained up 22 exists is testament to the lunacy and inconsistency that exists in the legislation.
Pray boaters and fishers never get the same wrong end of the pineapple.

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[stevej]

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[banshee]

its not 90 days, something went wrong with that persons application
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online...stions#newlic4
How long will it take to process my application and issue my firearms licence?

A mandatory 28 day period applies from the date you submit your online licence application before your firearms licence can be issued. We recommend you allow a minimum of 35 days, allowing 7 days for postage and handling plus the mandatory 28 day waiting period.

There is a definite 'cooling off' period with license processing as well as first PTA,Generally speaking you should expect to wait six months before you get a firearm home in NSW,I have heard of a little quicker I have also heard of a lot longer.Your second PTA (shock,horror some want a second) should only have a two week turnaround.

[banshee]

its how i kept my hunting category licence when in sydney
a Sydney gun club had a 22 chained to a bench i went down twice a year fired of 10 rounds and signed to say i participated in a club run training session
the hunting club was affiliated with the target club

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data...ub_Members.pdf


got rid of the two i had when the relative sold their property as i was just shooting feral dogs and foxes that were harassing their sheep

So,exactly how should you have been treated?

[stevej]

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[banshee]

What procedures should have been put in place when your genuine reason expired.Your obviously not happy with the way it is.The way I see it is you were a perfectly law abiding person wanting to keep his license and was able to so.What club was it?

[gazza2006au]

Maybe that chain on the gun was to prevent kick back and giving someone a compensation claim from a black eye lol

[Homer_Jay]

Imagine having a requirement to use your fishing rods a certain amount of times per year. If you haven’t used them for 12 months they are taken off you..... yeah crazy!

Sounds like a rule a wife would make up...😂😂

[scottar]

Imagine having a requirement to use your fishing rods a certain amount of times per year. If you haven’t used them for 12 months they are taken off you..... yeah crazy!

Sounds like a rule a wife would make up...😂😂

FFS......don't give them ideas 😂

[banshee]

Maybe that chain on the gun was to prevent kick back and giving someone a compensation claim from a black eye lol

That chain is a worry...........Just say'n.

[stevej]

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[Shawn 66]

in my case i gave the gun back when my genuine reason expired and let my licence lapse
you thinking im unhappy is just because i disagree with comments that say its still hard to acquire a firearm

i think its too easy to get a licence and keep it thats all and in my case it was.
and nothing said here as changed my mind its any harder.

the fact i dont shoot anymore as i no longer had the need for a gun means i shouldn't be dictating to others who legitimately need them, but i can have a view that those who own guns and never use them should have them taken away.
i dont know the method under which that could fairly be enforced.

there still are people or families with large quantities of firearms that are kept legally
a neighbouring couple divorced and the police turned up due to it getting heated and removed all the weapons in the house from a distance i counted 30 + guns as the family hunted and were members of the local target and clay target clubs

the husband was a nutter who would get drunk while screaming at his pig dogs at 2am on a weekend morning, not the type of person i want next door with 30 firearms


and regarding what im club im not saying as my real name is used here and dont want legal issues arising from it

G’Day
I take a friendly exception to your opinion that those that own guns and never use them should be taken away. In your opinion ,how many rounds must I fire per year to keep my firearms?
Take my case for example,for the last 20 years I have been working on EBA construction sites in Brisbane.
That meant significantly more leisure time than that in which I enjoy now. Like a lot of people in my industry I work a six day week. I am not bemoaning my fate, I am simply pointing out that although I still enjoy the pastime of humane removal of pests from rural properties, I currently no longer have the time.
Should I then, in your opinion, have my firearms license revoked and my firearms forfeited?
Not trying to start a shitfight, just offering a different opinion.
Shawn