PTA 28 days for pistol if I already have a rifle?

[JohnSimister]

I have just sent in to the LRD a Permit to Aquire for my first handgun. Will I have to wait the mandatory 28 days if I already own a registered .222 rifle?

John

[bladeracer]

I have just sent in to the LRD a Permit to Aquire for my first handgun. Will I have to wait the mandatory 28 days if I already own a registered .222 rifle?

John

I think the 28 days is for a new licence. If you apply for CatA/B together I think you only wait 28 days for one rifle of either Cat (that's what I did), but if you only have CatA, then add CatB you have to wait 28 days for your first CatB rifle. But a quick call to your DFO will get you the correct answer.

https://www.police.vic.gov.au/firearms-licensing

It states: "All new licence applications are processed in order of receipt and are subject to a 28 day waiting period, regardless if you hold another type of licence."

[JohnSimister]

Thanks bladeracer for your help

John

[sungazer]

Just out of curiosity I went to the Vic police firearms page to find out about this new online application process. It is a bit of a false advertising or misrepresentation. You fill out a form online and then print it. Then you put that printed form in the old fashioned post along with all your supporting documentation. Certified copies of id so you are still going to police stations taking up their time getting copies certified. .Not quite the new age of online cutting edge technology like facial recognition and bio security.

[sungazer]

Yes if you already have an A&B firearms license you would know that you need your handgun license, member of a club and the rest of the procedures before you are going anywhere near a PTA.

[bladeracer]

Yes if you already have an A&B firearms license you would know that you need your handgun license, member of a club and the rest of the procedures before you are going anywhere near a PTA.

Where did he say he hadn't already done all this?

[JohnSimister]

Thanks guys, No, there is no misleading intentions behind my post. It is a genuine question. Yes, I already have a General Handgun Licence. This is my first handgun, however, I have owned rifles for many years. John