Firearms license and GP Records
My wife and have joined a local rifle club and started down the road to gaining full membership. We're really enjoying target shooting and have considered the long-term goal of obtaining our firearms licenses.
Having reviewed my GP records via the app, I am worried about one specific line which reads.
"Drinks a bottle of wine a night, no self-harm. Had suicide thoughts but will not act on them"
This was back in 2018 during a particularly challenging time in my life caused by work. I had sought help from my GP because I was low at the time.
The follow-up notes describe a 180-degree turnaround once I received support from work for the challenges I was facing. It was a blip, caused by an awful work situation.
It's never mentioned again in the GP notes; I don't have any long-term or intermittent mental health issues.
Given the above, is there any point in my applying for a license?
My thoughts are that I don't want to buy and install a gun safe ready for our assessment when we do apply if I'm not going to get past the first test.
Thanks for your feedback.