That's not a valid reason for the Superintendent to refuse. The Superintendent is as amenable to the law as the rest of us. My approach would be to speak with the Superintendent and advise that the reason given (which you must receive in writing) is not valid, that failure to resolve at this stage will result in an appeal in the District court. It clearly indicates that this individual has insufficient training and/or education in firearms. Also, that you'll be seeking court costs and expenses from both the AGS and the Superintendent personally, as he is acting ultra vires in the matter of the refusal.

From the moment you receive the refusal in writing that is …Two can play that game too.

SO, grant letter for daughters gun arrived dated 29th May.

Five months and 3 weeks since process started.

Cavan.

The last twist of the drsma was having to hand in my 3 licences to get them updatd

Moved into a newbuild beside the original ùfarmhouse, so eircode was now different.

Was afraid they'd be lost or something, but turned up today in post today.

granted application in yesterdays post. March 30 - June 20. Over 11 weeks

To be fair to the FO in Kerry he said that they are stretched and it should have been issued sooner. Just glad to have it sorted!

I'm over 6 months waiting for a .308 rifle.

Submitted my .22 bolt action rifle application on the 27 th of may and my FO wants me to limit my magazine to 5 rounds,I messaged her and update her as to the commissioner's guidelines and a contact who was in the know i have meet all safety recommendations including monitored alarm it’s my 6th gun range membership etc

My FO I think is holding things up due to no training she knows me very well and once the three months comes near I will be messaging her to update

dropped in my first firearm application form at Kildare station 29/08. No phone call or mail yet. Hopefully this process will be shorter than 3 months 😆

A friend of mine initiated his application for a deer calibre rifle in March. He has been a FAC holder of rifles and shotguns for in excess of 40 years. He still has not received his approval letter. Having made a number of enquiries of the firearms officer he has been assured that all is in order. It's with "..the Superintendent." It has been asserted the the "Superintendent" never issues the approval until he runs out of time. I think this is an abuse of both authority and process. The applicant and the application are both in good order but are not dealt with due to the capricious and arbitrary behaviour of one individual. In the meantime a number of his landowners have been in contact wondering when he might get started on reducing their problems.

Was this Kildare town?

Was this Kildare town, I dropped one in 7 days ago and got the form today so 7 day turnaround for my 3rd firearm.

First app takes a bit of time, end of day it should (but within time frame) as more paperwork and many checks to do, etc.

Kildare Town has a small but dedicated team dealing with licensing and they are super-efficient.

I once dropped a sub in late Monday evening (addressed to FO) and 9-15am the following morning the FO called me to double check some details, that’s what I call excellent customer service.

Happy days, nothing wrong with seven weeks, actually it's very good for first application.

All you need now is the magic ammo we are all chasing.

1month for restricted license not bad.

Just did the survey, would be better if it gave a more precise timing as some people's licenses happen in less than a single month and no option to specify this.