From Jason Bruce, 21st june 2010
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Permits to procure will no longer be issued by this office to pistol club members if they are unable to produce a "pinky" (LE 2/1) at the time of making application for a permit to procure. Members will be turned away and we will no longer permit forwarding via mail after issue of the permit."
For those in any doubt, or who have been given bad advice by a local gunshop, this is the procedure;
1. Obtain a pinky from an Armorer. I have them at the range twice a week, at work and at home. Michael has them at the range. A request for a pinky will not be unreasonably refused. Email
clubcaptain@chchpistolclub.org.nz if you don't otherwise know how to contact me. The firearm MUST be on the list of approved firearms from the Police.
2. Visit the Arms Office and fill out a POL67H. You need the firearm details (but not generally the serial number), current address of the owner or dealer, and the firearms license number of the owner or dealer.
3. Hand both forms back and get a Permit to Procure (POL67C). Take this to the Owner / Dealer, and they fill out the bottom half of the Permit to Procure, give both copies back to you and hand over the firearm.
4. Take the firearm in a locked container of stout construction into the Arms Office within one month to have the serial number checked.
Turning up with the gun at the Arms Office without a Permit to Procure will get a strong reaction from now on, as will trying to talk Arms Officers out of needing a pinky. If you already have the Permit to Procure or the Gun itself the CPC Armorers will not be issuing pinkys.
Note that this is not a change to procedure -- a few members either ignore the rules or have been advised badly by local gunshops.
