Anybody renewed their gun license since mid-March?
This is the link for the new rules https://mip.gob.do/solicitud-de-renovacion-de-licencia-de-porte-y-tenencia-de-armas-de-fuego/
Now you have to start the renewal with filling the Pre-aprobation application online. You have to go to the notary and make a 'Declaracion Jurada' where you explain the reasons why you need a firearm. You must have it notarized and then 'legalized' and you also have to attach some supporting documents that show why you need it.
You also need to do the drug and alcohol test, you need to do it on the same day when you submit the online payment for it. Then you need to go to the firing range and get a certificate that you are capable of using your firearm properly. Then you need to go to do a psychiatric evaluation, and do it not later than 2 days after the drug and alcohol test.
Then you need to do the ballistic check.
On top of that, you need a 'buena conducta' certificate, and if you were residing in another country during last 5 years, you also need a police report from that country, apostilled by a Dominican Consulate.
All of that listed above, you must do during 5 days, or your application will be automatically cancelled and you have to submit it all again.
And only after that, IF they approve your renewal, you can actually pay for the renewal and go get your license, IF they give it to you, because you have to bring originals of all documents submitted to them, so they will review them again.
This is CRAZY. Yes, it's not about getting a new license. That's the new rules for the annual renewal. I doubt if any Dominican is actually capable and willing to do all of that every year. They complained that only 50,000 of 238,000 gun owners were renewing on time. Probably now they will get 0 of 238,000 renewing on time.
This is the link for the new rules https://mip.gob.do/solicitud-de-renovacion-de-licencia-de-porte-y-tenencia-de-armas-de-fuego/
Now you have to start the renewal with filling the Pre-aprobation application online. You have to go to the notary and make a 'Declaracion Jurada' where you explain the reasons why you need a firearm. You must have it notarized and then 'legalized' and you also have to attach some supporting documents that show why you need it.
You also need to do the drug and alcohol test, you need to do it on the same day when you submit the online payment for it. Then you need to go to the firing range and get a certificate that you are capable of using your firearm properly. Then you need to go to do a psychiatric evaluation, and do it not later than 2 days after the drug and alcohol test.
Then you need to do the ballistic check.
On top of that, you need a 'buena conducta' certificate, and if you were residing in another country during last 5 years, you also need a police report from that country, apostilled by a Dominican Consulate.
All of that listed above, you must do during 5 days, or your application will be automatically cancelled and you have to submit it all again.
And only after that, IF they approve your renewal, you can actually pay for the renewal and go get your license, IF they give it to you, because you have to bring originals of all documents submitted to them, so they will review them again.
This is CRAZY. Yes, it's not about getting a new license. That's the new rules for the annual renewal. I doubt if any Dominican is actually capable and willing to do all of that every year. They complained that only 50,000 of 238,000 gun owners were renewing on time. Probably now they will get 0 of 238,000 renewing on time.