Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA.
Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA.
I've been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?
Not looking for a debate here, discuss cold drinks vs hot drinks instead. Appreciate either answer. ❤️
Edit: Thanks for the answers all. I'm super proud how productive eveyone kept this talk. I figured most of you had very different experiences than I. I'll share my most recent experience. I don't have a firearm, but have considered it after being trained enough. When sharing this with "normal" people around town, I had multiple people offer to sell or gift me a gun where the serial number was scratched off and non-traceable. I ofter heard, "oh man, yeah. You need a gun." I have literally never needed one. The fact that people offer to give me one when I don't have a liscence or training shows the mindset of the minority here and how much of a problem a few individuals can make to safety within the current system.
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I'm from New Zealand.
Gun laws are fairly strict here. To own a gun at all, you need to get a firearms license (  ). You can get one once you're 16, and it includes a test of gun safety knowledge and someone coming to check your gun storage. It also only lets you get basic guns: bolt action rifles and shotguns, no handguns or semi auto. To own other guns, you need an endorsement, which has a vetting process similar to what cops go through.
The strictness really only applies to gun ownership though - if you just want to shoot there's plenty of places you can do that.
It also applies to gun storage and gun transportation. Driving around with a shotgun on a rack behind your head in your ute would not be legal here.
Sure, but you're not likely to be doing much of either without owning one 🙂 I'd be surprised if a gun owner allowing someone else to store or transport their guns isn't in breach of their license as well.
@asret yeah, it likely would be in breach. :-)
I just mean the OP is from the US where they have "concealed carry", "open carry" etc. Compared to that, our laws about what you can do with a gun once you get one are relatively strict.