Gun Laws in my State, New South Wales.
Please note, this is the law, not my choice, so don’t bang on about it please.
Semi auto firearms and pump action shotguns are banned apart from special license holders (farmers, graziers, (ranchers) and professional vermin controllers such as pro Kangaroo cullers, etc).
All firearms are registered.
Licensed shooters can own long arms (apart from the above) for hunting and target shooting.
Licensed Pistol Club members can own handguns (up to 45cal and a special license for anything over 38Cal) for target shooting only. They are not to be used for hunting or personal protection.
Personal protection is not considered a valid reason for owning a firearm.
A license holder is obliged to attend a shooting range a certain number of times each year. The shooting organisation is obliged to notify the NSW Police Firearms Registry (FAR) if a member does not comply. These are the attendances:
Long Arms hunting license: 2 shoots per year
Long Arms Target license: 4 shoots per year
Combined Target/hunt lic: 6 shoots per year
Pistol club member: 6 shoots per year
Requirements for each category of handgun (Air Pistol/rimfire/centrefire). 4 shoots per year. If a member of a Pistol Club owned one type of handgun, he would be obliged to shoot just the 6 times. If he/she owned a rimfire and a centrefire, they would be required to attend a minimum of eight times a year (our state allows two types of shoot to be shot on the same day).
There is some confusion from the FAR regarding the High Calibre requirements. Some of their officers say 4 attendances a year and some say because it is a separate license, you need to do 6.
To buy a gun you need to apply for a Permit to Acquire (PTA). A PTA for a long arm can just be submitted to the FAR by the shooter. A PTA for a handgun must be signed off by one of the Pistol Club’s officals (President / Secretary / Captain).
These PTAs cost $30 and are a big money spinner for the Government. Pensioners are free.
So you can see if you are prepared to jump through a few hoops, you can keep shooting. Heaven help you if you used your handgun to protect yourself or your family from a home invader, it should have been locked in the safe and the ammo should have been locked away separately.
It sucks, but we are stuck with it.
Another interesting twist is anything that resembles a (modern) military rifle is banned. You can own an Archangel stock as it is just a bit of metal and plastic after all, but if you fit it to your Glock or Ruger Charger, you are in big trouble. Makes no sense to me, it is illegal to make the gun twice as big and therefore hard to conceal??? Semi Autos, AR15s, etc, etc are legal in New Zealand, but become devices of the devil when they cross the short (ish) stretch of water to Australia. Go figure.
Please note, this is the law, not my choice, so don’t bang on about it please.
Semi auto firearms and pump action shotguns are banned apart from special license holders (farmers, graziers, (ranchers) and professional vermin controllers such as pro Kangaroo cullers, etc).
All firearms are registered.
Licensed shooters can own long arms (apart from the above) for hunting and target shooting.
Licensed Pistol Club members can own handguns (up to 45cal and a special license for anything over 38Cal) for target shooting only. They are not to be used for hunting or personal protection.
Personal protection is not considered a valid reason for owning a firearm.
A license holder is obliged to attend a shooting range a certain number of times each year. The shooting organisation is obliged to notify the NSW Police Firearms Registry (FAR) if a member does not comply. These are the attendances:
Long Arms hunting license: 2 shoots per year
Long Arms Target license: 4 shoots per year
Combined Target/hunt lic: 6 shoots per year
Pistol club member: 6 shoots per year
Requirements for each category of handgun (Air Pistol/rimfire/centrefire). 4 shoots per year. If a member of a Pistol Club owned one type of handgun, he would be obliged to shoot just the 6 times. If he/she owned a rimfire and a centrefire, they would be required to attend a minimum of eight times a year (our state allows two types of shoot to be shot on the same day).
There is some confusion from the FAR regarding the High Calibre requirements. Some of their officers say 4 attendances a year and some say because it is a separate license, you need to do 6.
To buy a gun you need to apply for a Permit to Acquire (PTA). A PTA for a long arm can just be submitted to the FAR by the shooter. A PTA for a handgun must be signed off by one of the Pistol Club’s officals (President / Secretary / Captain).
These PTAs cost $30 and are a big money spinner for the Government. Pensioners are free.
So you can see if you are prepared to jump through a few hoops, you can keep shooting. Heaven help you if you used your handgun to protect yourself or your family from a home invader, it should have been locked in the safe and the ammo should have been locked away separately.
It sucks, but we are stuck with it.
Another interesting twist is anything that resembles a (modern) military rifle is banned. You can own an Archangel stock as it is just a bit of metal and plastic after all, but if you fit it to your Glock or Ruger Charger, you are in big trouble. Makes no sense to me, it is illegal to make the gun twice as big and therefore hard to conceal??? Semi Autos, AR15s, etc, etc are legal in New Zealand, but become devices of the devil when they cross the short (ish) stretch of water to Australia. Go figure.