DRR888 Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hi Chaps, I found this forum pretty useful when applying for my new shotgun certificate from Kent Police so I thought i'd add my experience to the pot in the hope that someone else might find it useful... 28/6/14 - Sent my application with £50 cheque / photos. 18/7/14 - Having not heard anything about my application I sent a email to the firearms team email address along the lines of.... "not head anything for a few weeks, any chance of an update?". received a prompt reply along the lines of.... "Unfortunately there are large delays but your application has been received, you will be contacted shortly". 28/7/14 - Got a call from the FEO, had a brief chat about when the best time to visit would be, he offered to visit that week, but I wasn't around due to work commitments so we agreed on a visit the following week. he asked me a couple of questions about my experience of shooting and my referee but nothing in depth. 4/8/14 - FEO came to inspect my house., first off he had a look at my cabinet, he wasn’t over the moon about the fixing of a cabinet to a stud wall. But accepted that it was located in the most suitable location in the house and advised he would approve but recommended that I investigated a more secure method of securing it to the fabric of the building, i.e. specialist fixtures suitable for the modern construction methods that have been used in my house. Had a good look around my property and noted all the security features, locks, alarms etc. Had a brief chat about my current health, stress at work, and asked about any history of medical /mental health issues. Asked about my what I wanted a shotgun for and my experience of shooting (15+ yrs clay shooting with family and friends) Asked a couple of shotgun safety questions ( I’d recommend reading the BASC shotgun safety document if you are new to shooting ). Then had a bit of a chat about what I would be looking to buy and also about keeping the key to the cabinet secure, Recommended leaving a spare key with my solicitor! He said he had tried to call my referee with no joy, I informed him that the referee is on holiday and would return the following week, so that was probably a better time to call him. He said he couldn't see any problems and was recommend that I be approved subject to reference and GP’s approval and that it would take approximately 6 weeks to process and be delivered. I would describe the interview as fairly relaxed. 7/8/14 - FEO called to confirm the email of the my referee as I had made a mistake on the application, he subsequently sent a mail to the referee. 14/8/14 - SGC arrived in the post with a couple of additional forms for the transfer of shotguns. So all in it took about 10 weeks, probably could have got through the process a bit quicker by contacting them earlier and by my referee not going away for a couple weeks but all in all it was fairly straight forward. DRR888. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daz1986 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 if you are about east kent mate and fancy a look about give me a message, often find myself at a loose end when my shooting buddies busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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