Licence refusals - Data base

**Ernst Jansen** · 04-03-2019, 14:39

Province: Gauteng
Firearm: 12GA Benelli M2 SP
Application type: Section 16
Submitted to DFO: 18 October 2018
Attention at DFO: 18 October 2018
Refusal: 04 March 2019
Reason: Preliminary Refused - Need to wait for a letter.

Is it a costly affair to have this appealed?
What would be the next step after receiving the letter?

Thank You.

**Kev123** · 04-03-2019, 14:42

Originally Posted by Ernst Jansen

Province: Gauteng
Firearm: 12GA Benelli M2 SP
Application type: Section 16
Submitted to DFO: 18 October 2018
Attention at DFO: 18 October 2018
Refusal: 04 March 2019
Reason: Preliminary Refused - Need to wait for a letter.

Is it a costly affair to have this appealed?
What would be the next step after receiving the letter?

Thank You.

An Attorney will look at your motivation and if it was solid, will draft an appeal and hand to the appeals board.
Depending whom you use, R1500-R2500.

**Cockroach** · 04-03-2019, 15:11

Originally Posted by Kev123

An Attorney will look at your motivation and if it was solid, will draft an appeal and hand to the appeals board.
Depending whom you use, R1500-R2500.

I have heard of significantly more than the higher end you mention

**ShirazA** · 04-03-2019, 15:33

Originally Posted by Ernst Jansen

Province: Gauteng
Firearm: 12GA Benelli M2 SP
Application type: Section 16
Submitted to DFO: 18 October 2018
Attention at DFO: 18 October 2018
Refusal: 04 March 2019
Reason: Preliminary Refused - Need to wait for a letter.

Is it a costly affair to have this appealed?
What would be the next step after receiving the letter?

Thank You.

Preliminary refused or refused?

I had an app go from Preliminary refused to approved 3 days later... And know of someone who had the opposite (preliminary approved to refused 2 days later)

Also, re the appeal... An attorney is best, but you could do it yourself as well. Costs nothing beside courier fees to pretoria (or an email if you chose to do it that way)

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**Kev123** · 04-03-2019, 15:56

Originally Posted by Cockroach

I have heard of significantly more than the higher end you mention

I'm sure, this was just from the few people I called...

**Ernst Jansen** · 05-03-2019, 07:58

Thanks guys, I'm pretty sure I've got a solid motivation. Went through my motivation again a few weeks ago when the whole semi auto refusals started to happen. Didn't count all my pages but was a stack of paperwork covering all bases.

Will see what their reason is for refusal. Hope also it will go from preliminary refused to approved but what would be the odds with these guys?

Bought this Shotgun almost a year ago, then to jump through all the hoops like competency training apply for competency then wait for approval, get dedicated status (Natshoot), weapon not registered on dealer stock, waiting. Apply for licence, more waiting.

**Ernst Jansen** · 06-03-2019, 12:47

Received my SMS now Refused.

**mikecollinge** · 06-03-2019, 13:25

Also just got my love letter sms for an AR15. GOSA, here I come AGAIN

**singh17** · 06-05-2019, 11:11

Firearm : CZ Scorpion
Section : 16
Endorsements : SADPA and NHSA
Application handed in (captured same day) : 14th January 2019
Application refused : 06th May 2019.
Refusal reason : TBC.
Appeal will be done.
Side note : as I recently had a semi auto shotgun refused, I had GOSA prepare the motivation for this application (my CZ scorpion)
I also handed in a section 21 application for this firearm, the application was refused 2days before the requested date.

**bodhi_** · 06-05-2019, 13:26

Originally Posted by Cockroach

I have heard of significantly more than the higher end you mention

Gosa will cost 1500 R for an appeal. Known legal practices refuse to give you a proper quote instead give you a ballpark figure starting at +8000 R. Not sure how the difference is made up.