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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Firearms licences - Applying for firearms licence

68: Persons disqualified from holding firearms licence

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"Who Can't Have a Firearms Licence"

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You cannot get a firearms licence if you have been convicted of certain crimes in the last 10 years. These crimes include violent offences and drug offences, as defined in the Crimes Act 1961 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. You also cannot get a licence if you have a protection order against you under the Family Violence Act 2018 or the Domestic Violence Act 1995. You are also disqualified from getting a firearms licence if you are subject to a firearms prohibition order. If you are a gang member, you cannot get a firearms licence. The law says you must meet certain criteria to be eligible for a firearms licence. If any of these situations apply to you, you will not be allowed to hold a firearms licence. The proposed law change aims to ensure public safety by restricting access to firearms for certain individuals. You should be aware of these rules if you are thinking of applying for a firearms licence.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Firearms licences: Applying for firearms licence

68Persons disqualified from holding firearms licence

  1. A person is disqualified from holding a firearms licence if—

  2. the person has, within the previous 10 years, been convicted, or been released from custody after being convicted, of any of the following offences:
    1. an offence under section 31, 50, 55, 56, 255, 256, 257, 262, 263, 265, 266, 269, 329, or 350:
      1. a specified violent offence as defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014:
        1. an offence under section 92, 98, 98A, 189A, 199, 202C, 216Q, 238, 267(1), 269(1) and (3), 306, or 308A of the Crimes Act 1961:
          1. an offence under section 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 12AB, or 12F of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; or
          2. the person has, or has had, within the previous 10 years, a protection order, other than a temporary order, made against them under—
            1. section 79 of the Family Violence Act 2018; or
              1. section 14 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995; or
              2. the person is subject to a firearms prohibition order; or
                1. the person is a gang member.