The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) is hereby advising firearm licence holders, whose surnames begin with the letter "A" and whose licence(s) have exceeded five (5) years, to contact the FLA immediately to schedule an appointment to begin the re-certification process. [Every licence shall continue in force for five years from the day on which it was granted - Section 34 of the Firearms Act].

On the day of the interview, firearm holders will be required to submit the following documents:

A. Two (2) Application Forms (FLA001). Forms are to be completed in the applicant's own handwriting. Where      available, a valid secure email address should accompany each application.
B. Three (3) passport-size photographs certified by a Justice of the Peace. The Seal should indicate the Justice of the      Peace's registration number.
C. Recommendations from any two (2) of the following categories of persons: Minister of Religion, Justice of the      Peace, School Principal, Attorney-at-law, Medical Doctor or Resident Magistrate.
D. Proof of age (passport or birth certificate)
E. Fingerprint Receipt

As part of the interviewing process, each individual will be fingerprinted and their firearm(s) balistically tested. Owners of shotguns, however, will not have ballistic tests conducted on their firearm(s).

Application forms can be obtained at the Firearm Licensing Authority at 30-36 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5; all regional offices of the Inland Revenue Department; or on our website www.fla.gov.jm