Apply for this licence
You need a certificate from the police to operate as a firearms dealer in Northern Ireland.
You’re a firearms dealer if you manufacture, sell, transfer, repair, test or prove firearms or ammunition.
How to apply
Download ‘form 30 3 application for the grant or variation of a firearms dealers certificate or to add an additional place of business’ from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) website.
You’ll need to provide:
- your details
- your business details
- details of any convictions, including spent convictions
- details of your medical history
- consent for your GP to be contacted
Certificates last for 5 years. You must reapply for a certificate after it expires if you want to carry on operating as a firearms dealer.
Conditions
The PSNI will tell you what security measures you need to ensure the safe storage of firearms and ammunition.
Fines and penalties
It’s a criminal offence to operate as a firearms dealer without a certificate from the PSNI.