Andrew Foster says higher costs would help police make checks and could prevent future shootings.
Both Staffordshire and West Midlands' police and crime commissioners have called for the fees to change as they do not cover the full price of issuing them.
They lose money for every gun licence application due to the cost of vetting people and other bureaucracy, officials said."It's a really important industry for Staffordshire, [licenced gun users] want a good service and in the main I think they are prepared to pay for it through their licence," he added.
Firearms owners have experienced delays in getting licences granted or renewed, according to Martin Parker, from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation."I think most certificate holders would be reasonably comfortable with that, having not had an increase for 10 years, provided there was a level of service which supported it," he said.
A spokesperson for the Home Office said Britain has "some of the toughest gun laws in the world" and it was in the process of reviewing licensing fees ahead of a consultation "in due course".
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