DaveyTed Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 My SGC runs out soon and I expect to get issued with a temp due to the backlog in Essex. I understand I can't buy a gun on a temp but what's the position regarding selling. I would ask Essex police licensing if I could ever get through on the phone. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 You're correct, you can't buy but you can sell ; just did this a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Temp certs main purpose is for things like executors to hold guns in probate until disposal etc. Joe dies, widow is granted a Temp and holds they guns in Joe's old cab until they are moved onto a sec 2 users cer when probate is proven - and other similar situations. They were not designed to issue for "gaps" in certificate issue, but are used by some forces for this purpose. Others approach this as , if your application has been received, and has not been rejected, that any administrative delay to re-issue means the old cert is effectively extended, A comment on the Hampshire Firearms Consultative Committee on which I sat, by the then Chief of Firearms for that county at the time, was that if an applicant had submitted an application in time, but for admin reason a new one has not been issued, was that the force could not prosecute some-one for a fault created by their own delays, and any court would through it out even if it got past CPS. They are not designed to allow use or normal trade. It means they are legally in your possession, but not available for normal use. How-ever the "deemed" extension would allow this and any the technical breach of the Act would be unenforceable in his view. Edited September 9, 2015 by clayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyTed Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Very full answer from Clayman. Thank you. I, too, was always under the impression that the original purpose of a temp certificate was as you describe. That would not explain how a temp SGC cert allows purchase of cartridges if the purpose is for possesion and not use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister22 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 what I dont understand is if they can issue you a sec7 why not do the extra bit and issue your sgc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyTed Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 what I dont understand is if they can issue you a sec7 why not do the extra bit and issue your sgc Because the're too busy with doing temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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