Thank you.
We have members all the time who either receive a letter or a phone call from the police to say it has come to their attention that your licence is expired and you have x amount of time to either renew your licence or get rid of your firearms. They tell you that if you don't intend to renew your licence they will come and get your firearms right away.
A lot of these folks are older folks. I get panic calls a lot of the time from my members who are calling and saying, “I just noticed my licence is expired. I got no notice or anything. What do I do?”
I say, “Technically, you're a criminal right now. You must immediately take action to reapply for that licence. Keep a copy of your reapplication on file so you can demonstrate you are attempting to come back into compliance, in case the police do contact you.” Yes, it happens very frequently.