Central Firearm Registry is addressing firearm licence backlog caused by Covid-19  

The South African Police Service has assured firearm licence applicants that the Central Firearm Registry (CFR) is attending to licensing backlogs which resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The virus has hampered the CFR’s agreed 90-day turn-around time for licence applications. Compounding this is the influx of reapplications of firearm licences made during the previous firearm amnesty period as well as the current one which are over and above the new applications.

Since the start of Alert Level 2 of the lockdown, the CFR has put mechanisms in place which could not be done during the previous three alert Levels, to alleviate the resultant backlog.

Applicants are urged to be patient as the Saps is reviewing a turnaround time to finalise applications from 90 to 120 working days.

In the meantime, the working hours of employees at the CFR are also being increased to ensure effective and efficient service delivery in this regard.

Firearm registration applicants may direct enquiries related to their applications to the FLASH Call Centre: ‪‪012 353 6111 or cfrenquiry@saps.gov.za

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