Should same criteria be applied for neighbours ?

jaysblades

A friend of mine has got his .22 pistol licence last month. He didn't need a car safe, in fact it went through in 6 weeks. Mines in 4 weeks now , can I expect the same treatment given were neighbours with the exact same security ? Surely they can't throw the public safety excuse at me ?

bravestar

jaysblades wrote: »

A friend of mine has got his .22 pistol licence last month. He didn't need a car safe, in fact it went through in 6 weeks. Mines in 4 weeks now , can I expect the same treatment given were neighbours with the exact same security ? Surely they can't throw the public safety excuse at me ?

They could if it was you that was the issue to public safety, otherwise I don't see why it would be any different. Despite what some people think, the majority of supers do not sit around thinking how to screw firearms applicants over.

Gormley85

You mentioned on the other thread that you already have a restricted rifle and now applying for .303 aswell as this pistol.... whereas your neighbour may only just have a shotty and a pistol so you cant really compare yourself and neighbour. You could easily be asked for tighter security then your neighbour has.

jaysblades

Gormley85 wrote: »

You mentioned on the other thread that you already have a restricted rifle and now applying for .303 aswell as this pistol.... whereas your neighbour may only just have a shotty and a pistol so you cant really compare yourself and neighbour. You could easily be asked for tighter security then your neighbour has.

That's true, he has 2 other firearms . I think I have the max security tho, don't know how I could improve it to be honest

Cass

I'll give you a good one. For the two pistols (when i had two) i had to do interviews, meetings, attendance records, safe in car, etc. My Father, who was also licensed on them, nothing. Not one interview, no meetings, no conditions, nada.

We lived in the same house at the time.

Gormley85

jaysblades wrote: »

I think I have the max security tho, don't know how I could improve it to be honest

Dont say that. When I applied for my first pistol I had an over eager lad down checking the safe and he was talking about my security was very bad. How the front door could be kicked in with 3 or 4 good kicks, and the wall in the back garden was too high someone could be prying open the kitchen window and the neighbors wouldn't see a thing.
He was writing all this down anyway and saying that the security is not up to par and he would be imposing strict recommendations.... about a week later I got licence in the post and not a word about it. I'd say that lad was in his 20's at the time. Im dreading now some day in a few years when hes a super. You just know hes going a nightmare to deal with :eek:

meathstevie

Gormley85 wrote: »

Dont say that. When I applied for my first pistol I had an over eager lad down checking the safe and he was talking about my security was very bad. How the front door could be kicked in with 3 or 4 good kicks, and the wall in the back garden was too high someone could be prying open the kitchen window and the neighbors wouldn't see a thing.
He was writing all this down anyway and saying that the security is not up to par and he would be imposing strict recommendations.... about a week later I got licence in the post and not a word about it. I'd say that lad was in his 20's at the time. Im dreading now some day in a few years when hes a super. You just know hes going a nightmare to deal with :eek:

Or having taken a liberal dose of the medicine called reality.

All messing aside jaysblades, if all environmental factors are identical the only difference is the applicant so yes the answer could be different based on applicants needs and circumstances. If those are broadly similar I for one would definitely expect a similar response from the local Super.