Lapsed firearm licence – what is the current position?
09 August 2017
I own a firearm which has always been validly licenced. I was out of the country for a few months... with work this year and was unable to renew my licence before its expiry in June. On my return I went to the police, but they told me that because my licence was not timeously renewed it was now invalid and that my possession of the firearm is now illegal. Is this the case? Surely I have a valid excuse for not having renewed my licence?