mct94 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Hi Guys, So after patiently waiting 12 weeks and hearing nothing regarding my SGC grant, FEO for Derbyshire rang up out the blue Monday morning and said "Are you free tomorrow at 2?" Pretty much as soon as I hung up I was on the phone again to Countryman to reserve a Brattonsound 3 gun cabinet! Wizzed straight down there, straight back home again and got it fitted. Anyway, I think it all went well! First of all he checked the cabinet, I gave it a few good shoves to prove it was nice and secure, he seemed happy that i'd followed the police guideline of fitting in the left hand corner of the room. He also commented that my cabinet would probably take 4 "if I go on a spending spree" After this we sat in my living room and commenced the interview. He asked me the typical questions, 'What will the gun be used for?'(Clays) 'Who else lives in the property?' (Girlfriend) 'Are any of them certificate holders?' (I wish!! She'll have to be my button girl for now ) He then asked me about security in my property, did it have double glazing, alarm system etc. He seemed satisfied by all my answers. Finally he went through my background and record, said everything was fine there too. After he had finished typing all my answers down, he said "I can't see any reason why your application will not be granted" and then spent a further 20 odd minutes going over a blank SGC, showing me how to fill it out, what everything meant, and what I needed to do once I have bought my first gun. He said he would "take it back to Firearms dept. and they should process it by Friday, meaning it should be sent out the following week, expect it in the next 7 -10 days" So, I don't want to jinx anything here but I think thats job done?? Edited June 15, 2016 by mct94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Sounds like job done alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorvale55 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I don't understand the bit about "fitting it in the left hand corner of a room"......can you explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardman Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I was puzzled by the remark about fitting the cabinet in the left hand side of the room too. It sounds like your FEO are very thorough.I have just renewed my co-terminous certificates.I posted the application on a thursday.I got a call the following monday followed by the home visit on tuesday.I had my new certs by friday of the same week.And that's in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Sounds like it's all sorted,well done fella. I'm In Chesterfield and I have to say that derbyshire police firearms dept are really good when you need help with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) I don't understand the bit about "fitting it in the left hand corner of a room"......can you explain? Because gun cabinets have the hinges on the right unless you order l/h hinges specifically and pay a premium for it. It's so if/when someone stuck a crowbar in the lock side, they wouldn't have anywhere to lever it to. I suppose if you ordered a cabinet with l/h hinges they'd prefer it in the right hand corner. Edited June 15, 2016 by walshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebrit Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Job well done. Had mine recently too and it was much more informal that I thought it would be. No major issues and within a couple of weeks I was a few grand lighter in the bank.... Just don't tell the missus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Because gun cabinets have the hinges on the right unless you order l/h hinges specifically and pay a premium for it. It's so if/when someone stuck a crowbar in the lock side, they wouldn't have anywhere to lever it to. I suppose if you ordered a cabinet with l/h hinges they'd prefer it in the right hand corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 It does make sense for the cabinet to be there, HOWEVER it also tells anyone looking for cabinets into which room (a room with a left handed corner facing an external wall) to look into... In most house it'd take me a minute or two to find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Doesn't every room in a house have a left hand corner on an external wall? And wouldn't you still have to look in each room to see if it did or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Doesn't every room in a house have a left hand corner on an external wall? And wouldn't you still have to look in each room to see if it did or not? Huh. Nope, depends on the size of the house of course ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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