Gun Licence

Tawny Owl

As some know I have just got back into Hunting Joined the Local Gun Club and Have sent off my paperwork for my Gun Licence 4 weeks ago I know the season starts on 1st September and thats me out for a while but how long would it take for a reply so that I can send off for my Licence.

Cass

Tawny Owl wrote: »

........ Have sent off my paperwork for my Gun Licence

Tawny Owl wrote:

.........so that I can send off for my Licence.

Is it a deer license you are refering to?

Tawny Owl

No just a gun Hunting Licence for a Shot Gun.

Cass

You don't need a license. From Sept. 1st its open season so your firearms license allows you to hunt. Once you get the firearms license you're good to go.

clivej

Tawny Owl wrote: »

As some know I have just got back into Hunting Joined the Local Gun Club and Have sent off my paperwork for my Gun Licence 4 weeks ago I know the season starts on 1st September and thats me out for a while but how long would it take for a reply so that I can send off for my Licence.

It can take from 7 days to 7 months + for your first license to come through,

Then it can take from 7 days to 7 months + for your second/third/fourth.......... license to come through. I wouldn't hold out for you getting out shooting for the 1st.:(

Tawny Owl

I can't Believe this I am Gutted it will take this long why is this

highbird

it can often take so long just due to lazyness of the people in charge (wont mention who)... but i would say you will be waiting a long time...

baikilpm

it took me nine months and as u can guess i was fuming. i called to the garda station every week after a few months had gone by and still nothing. the last time i called i gave them a mouthfull and in three days i had my licence. so my advice would be just keep at them and just call in every now and again. i know it took me nine months but i bet it would have took even longer if i wasnt at them every week... best of luck

robbie mars

it all depends on your super i got mine in five weeks and it was my first so give them a ring and i thought after three months you should have an answer

Alan 1990

I had my first license in my hand two weeks to the day that I applied for it. I think it depends on the area your in too, I'm in the country so not as much crime therefore the supers have more time on their hands, but thats just a theory might not be the case at all. Hope you get yours soon!

Tawny Owl

Thanks everyone fro the information on the Licence I will let it take it;s course and wait the 3 Months and take it from there I new I would never be shooting for the 1st of Sept but I dont want to be paying a Club fee and sit there for 9 Months doing nothing.

clivej

Tawny Owl wrote: »

Thanks everyone fro the information on the Licence I will let it take it;s course and wait the 3 Months and take it from there I new I would never be shooting for the 1st of Sept but I dont want to be paying a Club fee and sit there for 9 Months doing nothing.

After all the time I waited for different license I wouldn't let time slipe by any more.

Go and find out what the holdup is, phone the Super's secretary, call in to your FO.

Make noise, it wont take longer but you may get it quicker.

Tawny Owl

I understand but when do you start shouting whats the max amount of weeks is 8 two many or do you just keep going in to the Local station and asking every week.

Tawny Owl

I have today rang Garda Headquaters in Dublin thinking my Gun Licence is Processed there and have been told all Gun Licences are done at source your local Garda Station so in my case been from Kildare it's Kildare Garda station I might still have it by the end of next month and not have to wait as I thought 6 Months Hurray

Tawny Owl

I got my Licence well permission I will get a letter next week to pay at the Post Office I would like to thank "One shot on Kill" for the PM and explaining a few things Thanks. I thought I would be waiting Months.I can go to the Birr Fair tomorrow Saturday and have a Ball knowing I am nearly there.

Cheers all that had a comment with help.

Tawny Owl.

deeksofdoom

I applied for my license around the same time the Queen and Barak Obama were around, as I'm in Cork I said I'd give them a chance to sort the license out because they were up the walls with all their extra duties.

Thinking back now I should have called into them after the first week; because I'm pretty sure they made a balls of issuing the license, I had to ring them to find out if it was issued or not and it had been, I hadn't received any notifications from them whatsoever.