by Member-Deleted » 26 Nov 2018, 2:28 pm
WLB in QLD have some issues, when I moved here from the NT 9 years ago, I took my firearms to the local police station for identification verification and filled out the paperwork for a QLD license, telling the copper I was in the process of moving and wanted to get in so it was finalised before I completed the move and that I had already installed a compliant safe.
The local copper was happy with this as my NT license was still current, I took the firearms home, after a couple of weeks of not hearing anything, I contact WLB to enquire as to where the process was at, the female officer I spoke to was fairly abrupt, she asked me where the firearms were located, when I told her, she very abruptly and rudely informed me the should be surrendered to the police until the license was issued.
Given her attitude, I asked her as to what part of the law stated I had to do this and that as I still had a current NT license, the firearms were registered, I had not completed the move, therefore I had every right to have the firearms in my possession, she went a bit quiet, she was unable to state any law that required me to hand the firearms in, I suggested if the licensed was processed in a reasonable time, there would not be any issue, I subsequently received the license within about 4 days of that call.