Posted on 06/24/2016 4:17:09 AM PDT by marktwain
I have considered a trip to New Zealand, or to Australia. Australia makes it very difficult to bring in hunting guns. Not quite impossible, but you must apply for a permit to possess guns in Australia. It is fairly involved, including such things as sending them a letter from your local police chief months in advance of your trip. New Zealand requires that you obtain a temporary firearms license, but it appears much easier to obtain, mostly done online. You are not required to pay any fees until you arrive in New Zealand, and the temporary license is good for a year or until you leave, whichever occurs first. Both Australia and New Zealand have tremendous hunting opportunities.
When I was looking at the requirements for a temporary license, I noticed the requirements for a standard license. While severe by American standards, it is less burdensome than many countries. From police.govt.nz:
Someone will arrange to visit you. They will interview you and check your firearms security arrangements. They will arrange to interview your referees.
You will have difficulty being deemed ‘fit and proper’ to possess or use firearms if you have:
The last bullet point caught my attention. You have to be very careful what you say or write in New Zealand. If you have ever indicated an intent to use a firearm for self-defense, you are likely to be disqualified from owning one.
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Eliminating self defense with a firearm as legitimate is a requirement to disarm the population. It is the tacic adopted by disarmists all over the anglosphere.
There's a reason why people of the Commonwealth are called 'subjects.'
New Zealand’s off the bucket list.
“If you have ever indicated an intent to use a firearm for self-defense, you are likely to be disqualified from owning one.”
Eat it, Kiwis.
You can shoot a defenseless animal with your gun, but heaven forbid you should use it to defend yourself from harm.
” Indicating that you would use a firearm for self defense disqualifies you from legally owning a firearm.”
SMH
It seems that the Greatest Generation of Aussies and Kiwis that helped save the world in the 1940s represented the zenith of those civilizations. We’ve only barely staved off a similar fate.
It has been a close thing.
It is not over yet.
We, and the world, still have to figure out a way to weather the storm of all the problems that arise from trillions of debt that cannot be paid.
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