by rc42 » 16 Jun 2020, 6:28 pm
You can take possession of a firearm when the dealer has the formal PTA approval document either as an email from WLB (fastest method) or in hard copy sent to you by post and you turn up with valid license card in hand.
Prior to that, you apply for the PTA and WLB process it, sometimes within a day, sometimes not for a month, if you have firearms attached to your license there's no extra waiting period, if not they won't look at your PTA for 28 days.
The approval email from WLB to you is just a notification that your PTA has been (or will be) approved, it's to stop you calling them and asking for updates.
Until the dealer gets the formal PTA document from WLB you can't possess the firearm.