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Are firearms legal in New Zealand and/or Australia? |
Travel Info If so what at the circumstances of ownership? Travel Tips To apply for a firearms license in NZ: it involves filling in a form, paying a fee, and sitting a written test about the arms code. You will need a referee that has known you for at least 18 months in New Zealand (which is a problem if you have just got here). All the info is on the NZ police website. www.police.govt.nz As far as owning guns is concerned, you are able to have as many shotguns, rifles (bolt action, lever action etc.) and semi-autos you want. To own pistols or military style assault rifles you need to apply separately and satisfy certain criteria. Hope this helps. Others no, but if you have a licience then you can possess a gun yes There was a big clamp-down in Oz after some well publicised mass shootings a few years back. no you need a licence Gun ownership is a privilege not a right. You have to demonstrate you are of good repute and apply for a licence before you can own a gun. Certain categories of gun are banned completely and some, such as handguns, have much greater restrictions than rifles. Storage of guns and ammunition is controlled by law, for a start they must be kept locked up. Unlike the USA where everyone seems to have a gun, people in Australia are not gun owners, certainly not in the cities. They are more common in the country. In NZ you need a license to own a gun. You cannot carry it around with you like they do in USA. It needs to be unloaded & locked up, kept separately from any ammo. Gun owners here mainly have their guns for hunting and pest control (and maybe for sport), not self defence and protection. |
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