Welcome to Weapons Licensing Group
Weapons Licensing keeps our communities safe, while enabling people with a genuine reason to own and operate a firearm or weapon. Our purpose is to effectively regulate the acquisition, possession, use and disposal of registered firearms and weapons in the interests of community safety.
For more up-to-date information about licensing visit our Weapons News section.
Please do not use general enquiry methods to ask about the status of applications unless there is an urgent need, so our staff can focus on processing and issuing applications.
Information on Weapons Licensing Group Christmas Closure
Current average online application timeframes as at 23/12/2024
New licence applications - 6 weeks
Permit to acquire applications - 14 days
Any delays or extensions to these time frames may be a result of insufficient information on behalf of the applicant or where the applicant may be asked for further information as identified by the Authorised Officer.
Weapons Licensing will always proceed with the principles of individual and community safety when making decisions on applications.
A Permit to Acquire applied for using a new licence application case reference, in accordance with section 39 of the Weapons Act 1990, requires the determination of the licence before the Permit to Acquire is actioned.
Licences and weapons in Queensland
As at 16/12/2024, in Queensland there are -
Issued licences: 226,962
Licensees: 206,804
Total number of registered weapons: 1,088,214