ronnie98

Does any one know if you can take your guns over?
Thanks

Cleopatra

are you having a laugh?

stephen elaine

ye but keep them in a holster Clint.

POW148

Yes you can but I wouldnt recommend it.

I left my shotgun back in the UK prior to coming out here. I arranged a firearms licence and had the gun registered. Then the paperwork trail began. You would have thought I was trying to import the Iraqi Super Gun.

Had I have known the hassle it would cause me and my mate in the UK to ship it out, I would never have bothered so my advise to you is unless it is extremely valuable or old, sell it and buy another one when you get over here. (you will need a State issued firearms licence)

Regards

Barney

seang

You got a brother called reggie?

bigAPE

Isn't it amazing the amount of childish comments that come out when someone mentions that they shoot.

In short you can't bring it. The only way is to do what POW148 suggested and import it from a UK dealer to an Aussie dealer once you have secured a License and a Permit to Acquire.

Brave man, I have looked into importing some specialist gear from Austria and the US which some of the dealers are not really bothered with. Even importing an IPSC holster rig is against the law unless you have an importers license.

After the months of hassle with he Licensing Services Division getting by Handgun license I was surprised at how simple it was to get the full Longarms license. The Longarms safety course was laughable compared to the Handgun and Holster courses, "What is the correct way to hold a rifle/shotgun while climbing over a wire fence?" That was a little worrying, but in general the Aussies seem far more mature and matter-of-fact about the handling of firearms.

Al

MartinLuther

You get a lot more if you mention you can cycle

Amazulu

Agree. Shooting is awesome fun but our pinko liberal governments and media have demonised it due to the actions of a few nutjobs. Sad but true.

Billabong

I would rather have tight gun laws than the s**t fight they have in the USA.

JAJ

Last time I looked, the U.K.'s firearms laws haven't stopped rampant gun crime in Britain.
Criminals in Australia don't pay much attention to the gun laws either.

bigAPE

Totally agree. I'm all for gun control, providing it allows for decent individuals to be able to undertake it as a sport. Who is decent or not should, in my mind be determined by the police and by qualified representatives of a recognised sport shooting organisation.

The legislation in Australia is as tight as I would like it. It is NOT easy to get a firearms license here and even tougher to get a permit to acquire a firearm.

Agreed. The 1997 total ban in the UK has done nothing to stem the wave of violent firearms offences being committed in the UK. As with all statistics the figures can be massaged by all sides and there are a lot of them, but the raw data is a matter of public record and shows a doubling in armed crime since the 90's. Several high ranking police officers has been outspoken about how ineffectual the ban has been, because as with all crimes of these nature they are generally committed by criminals and not people who owned and shot for sport prior to the ban.

That said, actual firearms offences and specifically deaths by firearms in the UK are nothing compared to those committed using knives. Knife crime in the UK is pandemic and far worse that any perceived threat from firearms held legally for sport shooting.

jond

Imagine how many you would get if you cycled to the your chosen shooting ground in day-glo clothing

POW148

With the exception of "Crimes of Passion" very few gun related crimes are committed by licensed gun owners.

Tougher sentencing for crimes involving firearms offences is the only way to go.

Barney

MartinLuther

Whilst sipping a Latte Macchiato

haggis supper

I'll sponsor him if he rides with me up Beach Road a few early mornings...