Appsy
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Ok iv been looking around this forum for a few days now and have come to realize these is a lot of wrong information on the gun laws here in Australia and most of it seems to come from 15 year old kids so i decided to try and set the record straight
NOTE I AM TRYING TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO GET ALL THIS RIGHT HOWEVER ITS LATE AND IN NOT AN EXPERT JUST A LICENSED SHOOTER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME
Ok Australia has 6 states and 2 territories that makes for 8 sets of gun laws as there is no national system i currently live in Queensland so i will cover them the most
Rifles
Category A =
1. a miniature cannon under 120 cm in barrel length that is a Black powder and muzzle loading cannon
2. an air rifle;
3. a blank-fire firearm at least 75 cm in length;
4. a rimfire rifle (other than a self-loading rimfire rifle);
5. a single or double barrel shotgun;
6. a powerhead.
Category B =
1. a muzzle-loading firearm;
2. a single shot centre fire rifle;
3. a double barrel centre fire rifle;
4. a repeating centre fire rifle; (not semi auto)
5. a break action shotgun and rifle combination.
Category C =
1. a semiautomatic rimfire rifle with a magazine capacity no greater than 10 rounds;
2. a semiautomatic shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds;
3. a pump action shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds.
Category D =
1. a self-loading centre fire rifle designed or adapted for military puroses or a firearm that substantially duplicates a rifle of that type in design, function or appearance;
2. a non-military style self-loading centre fire rifle with either an integra or detachable magazine;
3. a self-loading shotgun with either an integral or detachable magazine with a capacity of more than 5 rounds and a pump action shotgun with a capacity ofmore than 5 rounds.
4. a self-loading rimfire rifle with a magazine capacity of more than 10 rounds.
So thats basically it for rifles
Pistols
Category H =
(1) A firearm, including an air pistol and a blank-fire firearm, under 75 cm in length, other than a powerhead, is a category H weapon, regardless of whether it has been rendered permanently inoperable.
That just about covers handguns
Licensing
most people have a Cat A & B license as its the easy one to obtain to get a cat A&B license in QLD you must
Complete an approved safety course theory and practical (takes about 8 hours)
Have a genuine reason to want one (join a club, have letters from land owners saying you are aloud to shoot on there land or for work purposes )
Then fill in and post your license application with your certificate from your course, your reason and passport photos this then takes a minimum 28 days to be assessed and approved or denied
they can chose to not give you a license for violent crimes, brake and enter that sort of stuff
ok so lets say you have done all this and have your Cat A&B license by now its taken around 2 months to get all your bits of paper and get it approved
Lets go get us a gun
you go to the gun shop find yourself a nice lever action 30-30 marlin (a cat B weapon) you pay your cash get your receipt with all the details on it this is as close as you will get to your new rifle for the next 28 days
now you go to the police station and get a PTA (Permit to acquire) fill it out and send it away wait a minimum 28 days for a letter saying you can have it NOW you can go get your new rifle and away you go
so this has taken about 3 months now
now if you where smart you picked a few rifles all at once and sent away all your PTA's if not you got another wait
PISTOLS
ok so you decide you want that sexy Glock pistol in the counter this is how you get it
first get a piece of paper from the police saying you can join a club takes a few weeks
now you go join a club
over the next 6 months you must complete a set amount of shoots (you hire a gun)
within this six months you must complete a safety course (your second one if you have your A&B license)
then after that you go through the application process again
then you put in you PTA
so from when you thought you wanted that pistol till the time you took it home was around 8 months
if you want a cat C or D license
these licenses are even harder to get and are very tightly regulated usually its people like pro pest cullers that get these
all the gun laws across Australia are very similar they have a few changes here and there but much the same
in all cases guns must be stored and carried unloaded action open and with the ammo kept separately and locked away the laws for how they must be locked away start with a locked timber box bolted down and go up to 9mm plate steel boxes bolted down
Dave
NOTE I AM TRYING TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO GET ALL THIS RIGHT HOWEVER ITS LATE AND IN NOT AN EXPERT JUST A LICENSED SHOOTER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME
Ok Australia has 6 states and 2 territories that makes for 8 sets of gun laws as there is no national system i currently live in Queensland so i will cover them the most
Rifles
Category A =
1. a miniature cannon under 120 cm in barrel length that is a Black powder and muzzle loading cannon
2. an air rifle;
3. a blank-fire firearm at least 75 cm in length;
4. a rimfire rifle (other than a self-loading rimfire rifle);
5. a single or double barrel shotgun;
6. a powerhead.
Category B =
1. a muzzle-loading firearm;
2. a single shot centre fire rifle;
3. a double barrel centre fire rifle;
4. a repeating centre fire rifle; (not semi auto)
5. a break action shotgun and rifle combination.
Category C =
1. a semiautomatic rimfire rifle with a magazine capacity no greater than 10 rounds;
2. a semiautomatic shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds;
3. a pump action shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds.
Category D =
1. a self-loading centre fire rifle designed or adapted for military puroses or a firearm that substantially duplicates a rifle of that type in design, function or appearance;
2. a non-military style self-loading centre fire rifle with either an integra or detachable magazine;
3. a self-loading shotgun with either an integral or detachable magazine with a capacity of more than 5 rounds and a pump action shotgun with a capacity ofmore than 5 rounds.
4. a self-loading rimfire rifle with a magazine capacity of more than 10 rounds.
So thats basically it for rifles
Pistols
Category H =
(1) A firearm, including an air pistol and a blank-fire firearm, under 75 cm in length, other than a powerhead, is a category H weapon, regardless of whether it has been rendered permanently inoperable.
That just about covers handguns
Licensing
most people have a Cat A & B license as its the easy one to obtain to get a cat A&B license in QLD you must
Complete an approved safety course theory and practical (takes about 8 hours)
Have a genuine reason to want one (join a club, have letters from land owners saying you are aloud to shoot on there land or for work purposes )
Then fill in and post your license application with your certificate from your course, your reason and passport photos this then takes a minimum 28 days to be assessed and approved or denied
they can chose to not give you a license for violent crimes, brake and enter that sort of stuff
ok so lets say you have done all this and have your Cat A&B license by now its taken around 2 months to get all your bits of paper and get it approved
Lets go get us a gun
you go to the gun shop find yourself a nice lever action 30-30 marlin (a cat B weapon) you pay your cash get your receipt with all the details on it this is as close as you will get to your new rifle for the next 28 days
now you go to the police station and get a PTA (Permit to acquire) fill it out and send it away wait a minimum 28 days for a letter saying you can have it NOW you can go get your new rifle and away you go
so this has taken about 3 months now
now if you where smart you picked a few rifles all at once and sent away all your PTA's if not you got another wait
PISTOLS
ok so you decide you want that sexy Glock pistol in the counter this is how you get it
first get a piece of paper from the police saying you can join a club takes a few weeks
now you go join a club
over the next 6 months you must complete a set amount of shoots (you hire a gun)
within this six months you must complete a safety course (your second one if you have your A&B license)
then after that you go through the application process again
then you put in you PTA
so from when you thought you wanted that pistol till the time you took it home was around 8 months
if you want a cat C or D license
these licenses are even harder to get and are very tightly regulated usually its people like pro pest cullers that get these
all the gun laws across Australia are very similar they have a few changes here and there but much the same
in all cases guns must be stored and carried unloaded action open and with the ammo kept separately and locked away the laws for how they must be locked away start with a locked timber box bolted down and go up to 9mm plate steel boxes bolted down
Dave
