So the only question is digestive biscuits or hobnobs? 😂

The FEO that visited me was very professional,very friendly , asked me lots of questions checked my security arrangements very thoroughly..no trick questions or anything to try and catch anyone out ..I was a little nervous but that soon disappeared...you dont have anything to worry about going by my experience..

My feo and firearms department has been great through the whole process , have to say when I had my interview he was definitely playing bad cop, didn’t want tea or my nice buiscuits , and was a very serious interview. But I was granted every cal. I’d requested and even suggested I go higher than I’d applied for , so I did 😁

I've had various FEOs ranging from the local unformed copper, through a retired detective sergeant to the current (the last 3 occasions) ex-international small bore target shooter.  The retired detective was a difficult character who took me to task because I was an insulin dependant diabetic, mainly because his ex-detective partner (also a diabetic) was constantly on the verge of having hypos and needing chocolate bars to stabilise himself.  Being a diabetic is no reason per se to withhold a license especially as my consultant had confirmed my fitness and stating that my condition was well controlled.  (I once saw a pink elephant so all elephants must be pink is the saying that fitted the circumstance with that FEO).  My renewal interview last year was conducted on the phone, which was on the basis of "any changes, none - good, therefore we will approve the application"  Each time the other two FEOs have checked my security they have been complimentary and suggested that I register my cabinet as being a 4-gun unit instead of 3-gun in case I wanted to buy an additional gun.  I consider that to be uncommonly helpful.

I had to have an inspection for safe storage of firearms, the constable that did the inspection of my safe decided to kick it to see if it was securely anchored. I had showed him the 10mm dynabolts drilled into the concrete. I informed him I had to push the safe into place  with the bull bar with my 4wd. The safe weighs about 300 kg and is a commercially produced safe. After the inspection he issued a certificate ,over and above the required specifications.

"Monitored Alarms" .... Would be a non secure list of Firearms owners ripe for abuse by criminals. The anonymity of Firearms users is the best security there is.

Mine was over 10 years ago, we sat down at my dining table with a pot of tea and homemade cake. Lots of chat about my job, hobbies etc before the house and cabinet check.
I confess to holding my breath when he swung off my safe!

I never thought about this part of applying, this is pretty good to know.

The guys at Thames Valley have always been INCREDIBLY helpful when dealing with my certificate renewals. My experience with the FEO was nothing but positive and my interview and home survey were relaxed, informal and helpful. As with everything, your behaviour and attitude will influence how you are treated.

I find it rather odd that they expect you to go to the expense of purchasing a firearms safe and fitting it in securely when you haven't yet been approved for a licence. That is a huge expense if you get refused by the FEO or Chief Constable.

I am glad I'm French.
As a licensed shooter I can own...1000  C category firearms if I want ( Meaning 12 gauge, and rifle gun from .22 to .408 Chey Tac...as long as their capacity is 10+1 and not semi auto ( In this case capacity is 2+1)
Considering handguns and high capacity rifles I can own 6 of them as soon as I am autorised to buy one and 15 when I own one autorised for more than ten years.
Considering health issue you must go once a year to your physician , and only people who had gone to a psychiatric hospital against their will are prevented to have guns by law.
It is strictly forbidden for a LEO to come at your home to check your safe even if the practice has existed mainly by the Gendarmerie Nationale,  an agency who tends to go above what the law says.
You're really living in an Orwellian world.

Something that I don't think I heard you mention. One of the main reasons they are there is to ascertain whether all the information in your application is true. They are basically human lie detectors and are judging how trustworthy you are. So biggest tip I can give anyone. Always be open and honest with them.

My FEO never even checked my safe, he just stood back and looked at it and said its fine, I even said "give it a good tug if you like" and he said "no it's fine it's only a shotgun not a machine gun", the fact it was an SGC and not a FAC he seemed really chilled about it all.

Im going through divorce and surrey firearms unit took my and my daughters licences away from us. They are trying hard to get us to give them up but im refusing,  this was 7 months ago. Surrey  firearms unit have told us on multiple occasions we have done nothing wrong but they are still holding everything.

Hey brother
It’s Hal from Callaway Ballistics. Great video as always. Looking forward to your visit!! God Bless my friend.

My FEO was here for about 20 minutes and i'd wager 16 minutes of it was spent talking about fishing. People think too much into it, he's only there to make sure you're not a loonie. Just have a brew and a chat, in my 3 interviews the conversations have barely even been about firearms at all

I'm 17 but I have always been around guns, from shotguns and rifles, this came in extremely useful for my future as I wouldn't mind owning a few in many years to come.
First biggest round I ever fired was 308 Winchester

Remember watching this channel back in 2015 whilst applying for my SGC. So much research and support from this channel

My FEO took a look at my safe in the loft and said excellent without even touching it.

35 Years Ago when I got My Australian Firearms Licence It was pop Name and Address on Form and Pay Fee.