Form 515

[Natey180]

This one's specific to QLD (I think) but does anyone know what the cops actually do with the Form 515's? Put mine in about a month ago and haven't heard back from them. By the way, the Form 515 goes something like "Application for statement of eligibility to join an approved pistol shooting club". Is there a chance I'm just not going to hear back and I need to resubmit because the cops honestly had no clue what to do with it

[bladeracer]

This one's specific to QLD (I think) but does anyone know what the cops actually do with the Form 515's? Put mine in about a month ago and haven't heard back from them. By the way, the Form 515 goes something like "Application for statement of eligibility to join an approved pistol shooting club". Is there a chance I'm just not going to hear back and I need to resubmit because the cops honestly had no clue what to do with it

Up there, when you want to join a pistol club you first have to ask Police for permission before you can join? I would chase them up via email.

I'm not aware of such an application down here, I've joined three pistol clubs in seven months. Perhaps there's an application that the club does internally for us though. When we do the NORI for every shoot when unlicenced the club sends them in to Police every week, and Police send out a letter acknowledging that they're aware you had a shoot, but you get the letter around four months after the shoot.

[alexjones]

This one's specific to QLD (I think) but does anyone know what the cops actually do with the Form 515's? Put mine in about a month ago and haven't heard back from them. By the way, the Form 515 goes something like "Application for statement of eligibility to join an approved pistol shooting club". Is there a chance I'm just not going to hear back and I need to resubmit because the cops honestly had no clue what to do with it

Up there, when you want to join a pistol club you first have to ask Police for permission before you can join? I would chase them up via email.

I'm not aware of such an application down here, I've joined three pistol clubs in seven months. Perhaps there's an application that the club does internally for us though. When we do the NORI for every shoot when unlicenced the club sends them in to Police every week, and Police send out a letter acknowledging that they're aware you had a shoot, but you get the letter around four months after the shoot.

A pistol licence in Queensland is called a "concealable firearms licence".. If you don't already have another class of licence IE a firearms licence(street name A/B licence), or a collectors licence etc than you must fill out that form before you can join a pistol club. Think of the form as a pre background check. Where if you already have another licence you have already been vetted.

[alexjones]

This one's specific to QLD (I think) but does anyone know what the cops actually do with the Form 515's? Put mine in about a month ago and haven't heard back from them. By the way, the Form 515 goes something like "Application for statement of eligibility to join an approved pistol shooting club". Is there a chance I'm just not going to hear back and I need to resubmit because the cops honestly had no clue what to do with it

Just have to wait whilst they background check you. So you don't have any firearms licence correct? If you already have an A/B licence you do not need to fill out this form as you are already vetted.

[fnq22]

Yeah its just a police background check for unlicenced people when they start the whole Cat H process....

If you already hold a CatA/B then its not neccesary..

My son just recently put this form in and it held him up for a month or more..

Have patience mate..the whole year long process ahead is full of frustrating steps and hoops you must jump through but its worth it the end..

While you are waiting jot down all the steps you will need to go through and all the paperwork you will need to get together or have signed so each step doesnt get held up because of stuff you needed to do or provide.....

[alexjones]

I am going to assume most people have a firearms licence already before they even start going for a pistol licence so they never need to fill out this form as they are already vetted.

[Die Judicii]

A pistol licence in Queensland is called a "concealable firearms licence".. If you don't already have another class of licence IE a firearms licence(street name A/B licence), or a collectors licence etc than you must fill out that form before you can join a pistol club. Think of the form as a pre background check. Where if you already have another licence you have already been vetted.

LOL
It's getting to be a bit like going to the dentist.
Like,,,,,, they give you a "pre" anaesthetic before you get the anaesthetic.

So there you go fellas, now you can file anything to do with Weapons & Licensing Branch in the same folder as your Dentist.

[alexjones]

Do other states have anything like this?

Do a background check first before joining a pistol club if you don't already have an A/B licence.

[bladeracer]

I am going to assume most people have a firearms licence already before they even start going for a pistol licence so they never need to fill out this form as they are already vetted.

We have a member in our club since the early nineties who has never held a longarm licence. Just seems weird to me, especially in the country

[bladeracer]

Do other states have anything like this?

Do a background check first before joining a pistol club if you don't already have an A/B licence.

We have a new member that just got his full licence and has never held any firearm licence before. He's having to wait the 28 days to pick up his first pistol. He should've gotten his CatA/B while he was waiting and he wouldn't be waiting for his pistol now. He hasn't mentioned any pre-club-membership oddities though, joining the club includes the membership fee and a "joining fee" (in the first year only) which covers the background check, regardless of your firearm history. Then when you apply for the licence you also have to pay for the Police records check and fingerprinting.

[alexjones]

I am going to assume most people have a firearms licence already before they even start going for a pistol licence so they never need to fill out this form as they are already vetted.

We have a member in our club since the early nineties who has never held a longarm licence. Just seems weird to me, especially in the country

Yeah mate that is very strange. Especially since a longarm licence was not hard to get in the 90s. He must be one of a handful of people to be like that. He must just have zero interest in anything but pistols.

[Die Judicii]

We have a new member that just got his full licence and has never held any firearm licence before. He's having to wait the 28 days to pick up his first pistol. He should've gotten his CatA/B while he was waiting and he wouldn't be waiting for his pistol now. He hasn't mentioned any pre-club-membership oddities though, joining the club includes the membership fee and a "joining fee" (in the first year only) which covers the background check, regardless of your firearm history. Then when you apply for the licence you also have to pay for the Police records check and fingerprinting.

Nobody does diddly squat anymore for anything, unless they get paid for it.
Nowadays peoples mindset is ridiculous.