There is no ban on handguns so please stop spreading that, you just need to obtain an HQL.
Right now...at this very moment there is a de facto ban...you can't take posession of a handgun purchased today without an HQL....Of which there is no apllication for. (unless of course you are exempted)
So to sum it all up: Unless you are one of the 'exempted ones' you must obtain an HQL which requires a class that doesn't yet exist in order to submit an application that doesn't yet exist.
OK, got it!