Firearms license renewal WA

[Smokah]

Apparently the cost of a firearms license is about $160 in WA. Is it the same amout to renew every year? or is it a large once off and a smaller renewal fee?

Thanks guys

[GEETEE]

$ 30 Per Year Thereafter Mate

GT

[Smokah]

cheers!

[CroC]

I wonder if anyone else got the new license form? I got it a few weeks ago. We actually get a proper license now instead of that dodgy plumber's receipt for a license... :thumbsup:

Another $16 for this one.

[bubba]

Huh? we all have Firearms Extract cards (like a drivers license) but you still need the paper license so they can ammend it, otherwise they would have to print (and charge you) for a new plastic card everytime you got/got rid of a marker.

Once you get a renewal you will get a printed form as opossed to the hand written job.

[Boga]

yeah i renewed mine the other week got the new license form aswell.. kinda like car rego papers

[CroC]

Huh? we all have Firearms Extract cards (like a drivers license) but you still need the paper license so they can ammend it, otherwise they would have to print (and charge you) for a new plastic card everytime you got/got rid of a marker.

Once you get a renewal you will get a printed form as opossed to the hand written job.


Hmmm...that's interesting.

All I've got since the outset was a dodgy Firearms license (looks like a big receipt) and the Firearms officer told me that the government was going to give us "proper" papers like a drivers license. I guess this one would be my renewal notice as it says it's valid until February 2008.
So do we have to take a mug shot as well? I need a haircut... :)

[bubba]

Yeah the renewals will be printed forms akin to car rego papers, the plastic card needs a photo (I had to get a new drivers license photo done at the same time so I don't know if they will want you to get a new photo or not, but I think they would). I just went along to my local post office and had a photo taken as per DL's, couple of weeks later the card rocked up in the mail :)

[Pony]

I got my renewal form, I think they are just really behind in the paper work

[ozedge]

the plastic licenses have been out for a long time tho

[alien]

plastic is only the extract that shows you are licensed to buy ammo etc..

the paper with the gun make model and serial is the acutal license - and its that one that you're supposed to carry with you when you have your gun in tow. (I keep mine in my gear bag).

The first year, its a piece of paper with handwriting - upon a 2nd year's renewal, it will be a printed sheet outlining your gats and numbers..

[MVG]

The card is just photo ID, On front of the card at the bottom it says warning this is not a firearms licence.
On the back it says cannot be used to obtain ammunition or firearms.

[Bigbird]

Just a note guys, One is not valid without the other. The cops pull you over they will want to see both the card and the piece of paper.

[bubba]

Yup, you must have both your paper license AND your extract on you. My extract lives in my wallet, the paper license lives in a plastic sleeve in my shotgun case which transports my markers.

[alien]

speaking of all this licensing... i'm now at 3.5 weeks since i applied for an addition to my firearms license and STILL havent received approval...

My gun arrived in australia from the USA 10x faster than a piece of paper can go from warwick to joondalup and back to warwick... lol

[bubba]

Has it actually left warwick yet? I had a bit of screwing around to get my addition done as the station that I orginally got my firearms license at was no longer my "local" station (even though it was still closer than Kiara) but it was still through in just under 3 weeks..