17 weeks

[max abell 196]

What's going wrong with these firearms departments i put my firearms and shotgun certificates in for renewal with the sussex police 17 weeks ago and still haven't got them back i have phoned up twice and was told they are running late at the moment they have 12 people work in the sussex firearms dept its a fu*king joke

[mo_hawk 2]

As long as your certificates haven't expired yet, don't worry. If they have or are about to expire then you need a temporary certificate.

[wilbert 6]

Seems too long to me for what should take no longer than a week to do properly. Maybe I just expect too much or maybe the system is a shambles

[mo_hawk 2]

Seems too long to me for what should take no longer than a week to do properly. Maybe I just expect too much or maybe the system is a shambles

 

I couldn't agree more, It's far too long, and some forces are much worse than others, but there's not much we can do about it.

[max abell 196]

As long as your certificates haven't expired yet, don't worry. If they have or are about to expire then you need a temporary certificate.

They expired at the end of may i did ring up and ask could i be sent a temp letter out and was told in a polite way we ain't got time for all that if we did that it would take even longer to get new certificates sent out

[mo_hawk 2]

As long as your certificates haven't expired yet, don't worry. If they have or are about to expire then you need a temporary certificate.

They expired at the end of may i did ring up and ask could i be sent a temp letter out and was told in a polite way we ain't got time for all that if we did that it would take even longer to get new certificates sent out

 

So basically, after you doing everything required by law in order to renew your certificates, unless you've signed your guns and ammunition over to another certificate holder or RFD, your police force is allowing you to hold weapons illegally......... The mind boggles!

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Same here I sent mine in for renewal in April and still ain't heard anything I was told I can still hold my shotguns as I posted my renewal in before my cert expired I rang them a few times and get told that someone will ring on due course

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Same here I sent mine in for renewal in April and still ain't heard anything I was told I can still hold my shotguns as I posted my renewal in before my cert expired I rang them a few times and get told that someone will ring on due course

[jamie g 17]

west mercia are one of the worse in the country massive back logs. but they suddenly are turning into a great force. i had my fac renewal back from them and grant of shotgun in 6 weeks.

no visit from feo but might get one in future,

 

cant moan at that. there also goign to be at the midland game fair on basc stand. doing tickets for people under that area which i think is great. if you see soemthing you liek there and want to buy it.

 

pay get it on ticket and go take the item home.