Mightymariner Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 My son is keen to apply for a shotgun licence but according to the police website they are not accepting new applications "due to to the new national lockdown", which I can only assume refers to the November lockdown which expired in December. Has anyone in the area applied for a licence recently and can enlighten me? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Surely you just have to accept what their website says. In due course they will be accepting new applications. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I had that during the first lockdown, I applied and it was rejected and was informed that they would let me known when I could apply. A few weeks later I emailed them again and they told me to apply. They dont update the websites very often and are too busy/forget to get back to people so its probably worth giving them a ring to see if you can apply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bruno22rf Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 May be because they cant send an FEO to your house to check security measures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GingerCat Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: May be because they cant send an FEO to your house to check security measures. I think this is pretty much it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 9 hours ago, bruno22rf said: May be because they cant send an FEO to your house to check security measures. My FEO did it all over whatsapp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mightymariner Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 I will see what they say. I can understand the home visit part, but we're not in a national lockdown so hopefully they will be able to help. Whatsapp? That is amazing. I don't think Lincolnshire has reached those dizzy tech heights yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Just now, Mightymariner said: I will see what they say. I can understand the home visit part, but we're not in a national lockdown so hopefully they will be able to help. Whatsapp? That is amazing. I don't think Lincolnshire has reached those dizzy tech heights yet. Im in Shropshire so I would hope Licolnshire is on point. It was a video interview etc as theybdont want to visit homes. The FEO said it was working well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sitsinhedges Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 My estate agent can visit so why not an FEO? Government agencies always seem to have a reason why they can't do what they're paid for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kojak_79 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 In South Yorkshire they are processing grants been waiting 22 weeks for the first letter off them. So even when they start it might be a long wait Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westley Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 IF your Son is living with you and your security has already been checked, you could point that out to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulinlincs Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) On 31/12/2020 at 23:37, bruno22rf said: May be because they cant send an FEO to your house to check security measures. They asked me to email photos of my cabinet location and carried out a phone interview. This was last September. I fell fowl of the medical report. They have to have this before you submit your application. If they look at the application and they do not already have the report they reject it and you have to start again. They don't tell you. It shows up on the online application. I ended up having to transfer my guns as I had no licence due to believing my application was in progress when in fact it had been rejected. When I emailed to see progress I received an amazing snotty email back telling me this. When I did speak to the FEO who was very nice by the way I was asked why my licence had expired. When I explained she already knew as she had dealt with lots in the same circumstances. Lesson learnt. Edited January 2 by paulinlincs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mightymariner Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Interestingly, there is a short piece on this in the latest edition of the BASC magazine. Obviously with a national lockdown they have said nothing is happening, which I can understand. I have asked about alternatives to a home visit when restrictions are lifted, and await a reply. Licensing in Lincolnshire is run by G4S at present. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oowee Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 01/01/2021 at 19:28, Westley said: IF your Son is living with you and your security has already been checked, you could point that out to them. If they do that will they not have to then hold each others guns on their individual licence's as they will both have access to the cabinet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheruk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 49 minutes ago, oowee said: If they do that will they not have to then hold each others guns on their individual licence's as they will both have access to the cabinet? No you have what is called a sharing condition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oowee Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 14 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: No you have what is called a sharing condition. Interesting. How does that work? Is that for FAC a well or just SGC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheruk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Yes, it covers all my weapons and his. He had to be mentored with the centre fire rifles until I could certify competence to the FEO, when they removed the mentoring condition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westley Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 08/01/2021 at 19:41, oowee said: If they do that will they not have to then hold each others guns on their individual licence's as they will both have access to the cabinet? Because the 'son' lives at the same address does NOT mean he has access to the cabinet. The level of cabinet security has already been checked and remains unaltered. IF the 'son' wishes to have access to the guns, then he can 'borrow' them for 72 hours without entering them on his Certificate. Obviously, if the 'son' wishes to have his own gun on his Certificate, that could be dealt with at a later and more convenient date. My wife has access to the outside of my cabinet and does NOT have a Certificate ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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