Online gun licence tests soon

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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20070227113713939C676397

Gun owners wishing to renew their gun licences will be able to do so by taking a test on the Internet, a computer-based testing company said on Tuesday.

"With the introduction of the e-Test, it will be the first time that existing gun owners and first-time applicants can take the required test via computer," said spokesperson Lyn van Haght.

Launched on behalf of the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta), Van Haght said e-Test would make it easier for consumers to renew their licenses under the new Firearms Control Act, introduced in 2004.

She said that although e-Test had been launched so as to make it easier for gun owners to renew their licenses, paper-based testing would still be available.

The cost-effective e-Test testing system is available at Firearms Competency Accredited Training Centres.

People taking the test will be able to receive their results electronically within 48 hours of taking the test, while certificates would be issued within 30 days to those who had passed the test.

"The system will provide a highly efficient, standardised and reliable test delivery mechanism that will allow training providers to assess more learners without compromising test quality," said Sasseta chief executive Vuyelwa Penxa.

Information regarding testing stations can be found on www.legalgun.co.za or the Sasseta hotline on 0861-102-477. - Sapa
 
Misleading article. I presume each test will be held at an authorised center with someone supervising.
 
Ya, otherwise you could get anyone to do it for you.
 
RFOL.. I had visions of people shooting their monitors :D
 
Hmm, so they've officially announced it. They're still going to be testing at the training institutions, mostly because competency still requires a practical shooting test. No good letting people have firearms if they have habits like pointing the gun in random directions and putting/leaving their finger in the trigger guard when they're not ready to shoot. Unfortunately the trainers are going to have to fork out for PCs and connection, so I don't figure this will be terribly popular while there's still the option of paper tests.

If the training was Counter-strike then no-one would get a license for anything other than an AWP :rolleyes:
 
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