If you’re lending arms items to another licence holder, always confirm they have a valid firearms licence by using the online Firearm Licence Checker.

When an arms item changes hands for more than 30 days, both parties must call Te Tari Pureke to transfer possession of the item. This cannot be done via MyFirearms, and is different to registering items.  

Contact our team on 0800 844 431 to complete the transfer. The seller of the arms item must contact us first to initiate the transfer. We’re available 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday. You’ll need the firearms licence number of both parties.

Transferring items is an activating circumstance. If either party have not had an activating circumstance, they’ll be required to provide information to the Registry once the transfer has taken place.

If someone does not have a firearms licence, they can only use a firearm when under the immediate supervision of a licence holder.