About Firearm Tracker
An independent way to check your SAPS firearm application and understand what it says.
What we are
Firearm Tracker checks where your firearm licence or competency application is, and explains each step in plain English.
- A status check that reads the public SAPS enquiry page for you.
- Guides to every part of the process, from training to renewals and appeals.
- A free account to keep your applications in one place, on any phone or computer you sign in from.
Why it exists
The SAPS enquiry page is public and it works. It's also terse: a status in capitals, a date, and a line or two of official wording. It doesn't say where that step sits in the process, how long it usually lasts, or whether you need to do anything.
The status, the date it was last attended to, a short description and the next step, in SAPS's own words. SAPS doesn't publish a legend explaining them.
Which of the steps your application is on, who has your file, what usually happens there, and what you can do. With sources, so you can see how sure we are.
How a lookup works
No ID number, no login to SAPS, nothing you couldn't do yourself on the SAPS website.
You type your reference number
That's all we ask for, plus your firearm's serial number if you choose to add it. We never ask for your ID number.
We ask the public SAPS page
Our server sends those details to the SAPS firearm enquiry page, the same way it works when you use it yourself.
We explain the answer
You see SAPS's own wording exactly, plus the step it's on and what that means. If SAPS shows something new to us, we show it as it is.
What we will never do
These are the lines we hold, in every version of this site.
- Pretend to be SAPS, or use SAPS logos or crests.
- Sell your data, or share it with anyone except the SAPS enquiry page that answers your check.
- Ask for your ID number.
- Make up a status, or present a guess as a SAPS answer.
- Promise how long SAPS will take. We show official targets and reported times, and label which is which.
Independence
Read our privacy policy and terms, or see the questions people ask.
Try it with your own number.
One reference number and a quick check, and you'll know which step your application is on.
