How long is long enough

rrpc

bunny shooter wrote:

Thanks for advice, me a header, my doctor said I was only a little nut, or was it a bolt ?

Or just the nut behind the bolt

Our man in Havana

bunny shooter wrote: »

Got phone call today, I've to meet Super for an interview regarding my application on Friday morning..............omininous................

Good luck today!

Mac Tire

i have been waiting for a license for a .22 sig pistol since the beginning of March, i think they are extracting the urine a bit in this case...On average me and the wee bro have to wait around 4 months for a license for anything!!! although i did get a license for a .308 rushed through in 4 weeks, ironic or what!!!:mad:

alan123

bunny shooter wrote: »

Got phone call today, I've to meet Super for an interview regarding my application on Friday morning..............omininous................

Well? Howd it go?

bunny shooter

Bond-007 wrote: »

Good luck today!

Thanks

bunny shooter

alan123 wrote: »

Well? Howd it go?

Been away till now. Anyway, not too bad.................

I had the following before I applied for 6.5 - 2 x 12g shotguns, 1 x 22lr rifle, 1 x 204 rifle, 1 x 40 s&w pistol and I x 22lr pistol

sold 22lr pistol when I appled for 6.5.

Super insisted I had to surrender a licence, so 1 x 12g returned to get 6.5

Now will have 1 x 12g shotgun, 1 x 22lr rifle, 1 x 220 swift (traded 204), 1 x 6.5 and 1 x 40 s&w pistol. Super told me he won't grant any more than 4 x licences. Happy enough, I still have 5 licences

:cool:

Our man in Havana

So he granted it ok?

bunny shooter

Bond-007 wrote: »

So he granted it ok?

Ya, but I had to surrender 2 x licences to get it. Bit of haggling but I got it

Our man in Havana

Well done and happy shooting.

bunny shooter

Bond-007 wrote: »

Well done and happy shooting.

Cheers;)

Rovi

bunny shooter wrote: »

Ya, but I had to surrender 2 x licences to get it. Bit of haggling but I got it

Qualified congratulations.
Well done on getting the 6.5 licence, but it's a bit of a bummer to have to 'use up' 2 other licences to do it though.

Did you get any indication of why this '4 licence' (5 in your case) policy is being implemented?
If someone has passed the security requirements for having 4 (particularly if one or more is a handgun or fullbore rifle), it would seem somewhat implausible that they would turn into a psycho killer if a fifth firearm were to materialise in their presence. :mad:

Perhaps scientists somewhere have determined that the cumulative 'evil' emanating from 5 guns would be too much for ordinary civilians to handle. :rolleyes:

rrpc

The number of licences seems to be a bit 'what district are you in?'. There is no actual limit in law, but some Supers don't like you having more than three and others don't really mind.

It's a bit like poker really "I'll see your .22 semi and raise you a 6.5 x55".

spideog7

Ah now in fairness lads when you've got 5 and one of them is a handgun, you can hardly be complaining. There's lads here who can't get a shotgun or a rimfire let alone 4 and a cannon

bunny shooter

Cheers Rovi.

4 gun limit is supers personal opinion, which is hard to challenge at the moment.

I know I am lucky to have what I have, and I feel sorry for lads who are having trouble. This was my third attempt at getting a fullbore (6.5) for a long time the supers (x3) refused to recognise MRC. The Garda authorisation was the clincher, so in a way it wasn't a bad thing ?

cavan shooter

4 seems to be a bit of a magic number it pops up in quite a few districts

alan123

Which country are you planning on invading Bunny? Can I come??!

bunny shooter

alan123 wrote: »

Which country are you planning on invading Bunny? Can I come??!

Verminania, we need recruits in every district

smallfry

Just as well I'm not holdin my breath, no word on the .223.....
Goin to call again tomoro, gettin fed up at this stage, I'd say thats
part of their plan. I reckon I'll get some dodgy reason from them for not
granting it and they'll hope I won't bother applyin again.....
I'm not givin up though....

smallfry

Our man in Havana

How long is it now? Don't let the bastards grind you down.

smallfry

smallfry wrote: »

Went to local station with application for .223 at end of May, rang up about 5 weeks later to enquire, "I thought I'd save you payin for the licence renewal, I'll send it in in a week or two" was the reply from the friendly garda.
A few phone calls since and I've been promised an answer this
Wednesday, but I'm not holdin my breath......
Fingers crossed.....

smallfry

(posted 7/10/07)

They won't grind me down......

smallfry

Our man in Havana

Make an appointment with the super to see what is going on. He can't dodge the issue then.

bunny shooter

Super rang me and said he had gotten paperwork for shotgun I handed in. He queried that I had agreed to hand in a rifle. He agreed to grant rifle licence though. I offered to hand in another licence and he agreed at the time and then to come back with this b.....t. And they wonder why people have no respect for them and there are problems with firearms licencing

patbundy

BUNNY , eh they do read this forum

bunny shooter

patbundy wrote: »

BUNNY , eh they do read this forum

I know ! Hopefully the minister and commissioner do too !

patbundy

eh they dont

bunny shooter

Still waiting for licence. 17 weeks since I applied. If this was the private sector they'd be out of work !

Our man in Havana

bunny shooter wrote: »

Still waiting for licence. 17 weeks since I applied. If this was the private sector they'd be out of work !

I thought he gave you it several weeks ago?

Complain to the Garda ombudsman.

bunny shooter

Bond-007 wrote: »

I thought he gave you it several weeks ago?

Complain to the Garda ombudsman.

Her said he was going to grant it, local FO says paperwork is gone to Dublin, again ?

smallfry

I GOT IT......... :D:D
The licence came through for my new .223 Its a Rem 700 SPS

Can't get in to pick it up till next week but lookin forward
to takin it out for a few hours.....
All the threads on .223 ammo will come in handy now....

smallfry

bunny shooter

Congrats.