[Shaidar]

Ownership of a Taser is not what I would consider requiring a License; however, authorization to carry it concealed from view might require what in the USA would be called a Concealed Carry Permit, which might be covered under the License mechanic for cost accounting purposes.

[MijRai]

Most of the time we got licences for free if we had a certain lifestyle, within reason of course.  To give an example: I make a mage with a low to middle lifestyle (using the 4th edition advanced rules) and a real SIN.  Then I get my driver's licence, my licence to practice magic and a pistol licence included in the lifestyle.  I would have either a taser or light pistol on that real SIN, which I would never take on a run, but just to defend myself when I for instance went to a restaurant or something like that.

I would of course have fakes of the same to go with each of my fake SINs (at the same rating), but if I was just out to a restaurant and I got attacked, I could defend myself legally without having to go through a whole lot of problems later because I didn't have the licence.

Also: it's not because you have a licence for a pistol that you have to own a pistol (the same goes for instance for a driver's licence).

I was under the impression that gun licenses were 'per gun', not gun type. Also Tasers aren't restricted so anybody can own one without a license. I could be wrong on that though.

As per the character examples in the Core book, they have 'gun' licenses, with a number of guns; even the Face has more than 1, with just the single license.  It looks to cover firearms as a whole, in my book.

[Rift_0f_Bladz]

Never really was super clear on how much firearm license covers (one gun, one type, all). All games I have been in have been per category, but YMMV.