brett1868 wrote:A rough figuring...25% of 350 incomplete applications equates to 87 prospective license holders who are incapable of completing a form. The anti's could jump on this statistic and make the argument that if they can't fil in he form that how can they be trusted to follow the rules. Bit of a double edged statistic this one but great to see the popularity growing in QLD, hopefully they can get traction in getting some of the stupid laws up there changed.
This article has nothing to do with the education levels of QLDers, but is about the application process itself. Here in QLD, you can make your application online, but you still need to send your supporting documentation (copies of safety cert, club membership, property owners permission etc) by snail mail to WLB in Brisbane. Then someone at WLB has to collate that with your online application, and human error being what it is, some of the paperwork goes missing in the process, leaving some applications incomplete.
WLB is trying to get more funding to upgrade software to allow applicants to upload digital copies of the supporting documents as attachments to their application as a way of getting around this human error factor shown by some of its employees.
Although 350 new applicants per week seems a bit of stretch, that's 18,200 new LAFO per year, (maybe 350 total new and renewals combined), they (WLB) need a figure to help in justifying the funding. I would be happy to use this number, and cite its source, when speaking with non shooting folk, particularly politicians.