They allow some guns. I just don’t know how hard it is to get one there.
In Australia, civilians are not allowed to possess automatic and semi-automatic firearms, self-loading and pump action shotguns, handguns with a calibre in excess of .38in with only narrow exemptions, semi-automatic handguns with a barrel length less than 120mm, and revolvers with a barrel length less than 100mm93 94 63 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Australia are required to prove genuine reason to possess a firearm, for example, hunting, target shooting, collection, pest control, and narrow occupational uses.123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131
In law, personal protection is not a genuine reason 132 13
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/australia
Thanks for that.
Easy, as long as you don't have a criminal record. Owning more than a basic rifle or shotgun though is a bit harder.
In Australia, civilians are not allowed to possess automatic and semi-automatic firearms, self-loading and pump action shotguns, Yes, they are. I do. But you can't do it with a basic A/B licence and getting a higher level licence takes some work. handguns with a calibre in excess of .38in with only narrow exemptions, semi-automatic handguns with a barrel length less than 120mm, and revolvers with a barrel length less than 100mm93 94 63 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
That's pretty accurate - and is the reason I own the particular handgun I do because it fits into the rules. The rules are dumb, but the handgun I carry is adequate for my needs.
Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Australia are required to prove genuine reason to possess a firearm, for example, hunting, target shooting, collection, pest control, and narrow occupational uses.123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131
Yes, and in most places, it's easy to do that. To get my A/B licence, all I had to do was fill in a form. To get my C licence and handgun licence I had to fill in a number of forms (I actually used a lawyer because my time is valuable to me, just as I would if I was buying real estate) and sit an interview with a local firearms officer which was no problem. I've heard of some people having much tougher interviews though.
In law, personal protection is not a genuine reason 132 13
By itself, it isn't. But if you have a firearm, it can be used for self defence or defence of another person in a situation where a reasonable person would believe somebody was in danger of death or serious injury. Self defence law in Australia is derived from English Common Law, not statute law and so it's not as clearly stated in as simple a form as it could be - but you can use force to protect yourself as long as it is reasonable given the threat, and use of a deadly weapon is reasonable if there is a threat to life or of serious injury.
Making sure I understood the law was part of that interview I mentioned. Actually most of it.