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But there are also countries like NZ, where private gun ownership is legal, but NZ police do not carry firearms (some have firearms, but they are locked in the
by djsumdog 9y ago
But there are also countries like NZ, where private gun ownership is legal, but NZ police do not carry firearms (some have firearms, but they are locked in the boots of their vehicles).
In Australia and NZ, it's important to note that you must register each firearm and you need a reason. That reason can include pest control or sport, but it cannot be self defense.
I think one of the biggest reasons firearms are not registered in the US is because the gun industry and the NRA lobby against it to keep guns flowing into South and Central America. I wrote about this a while back:
http://fightthefuture.org/article/america-and-the-mexican-drug-trade/ http://fightthefuture.org/article/america-and-the-mexican-dr...
- digi_owl 9y agoIn these discussions i find myself wondering how many of the firearms owned are pistols or something equally concealable, and how many are longarms(?). Norway similarly makes it relatively easy to own a rifle or shotgun for hunting. But it is that much harder to get a pistol. Best i recall, you need to have been a member of a target shooting club for some time before even being considered. And even then you are only permitted to transport it to and from the range, not general carry.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoPistols are very uncommon in New Zealand, the vast majority of firearms are longarms. The rules are similar to the ones you describe for Norway.
- HumanDrivenDev 9y agoNZ police will carry firearms on their persons in very specific circumstances, but it's not standard. There's also the "Armed Offenders Squad", maybe analogous to a SWAT team, who are armed. Don't know too much about them, you just hear them mentioned on the news when there's a gunman who has shot someone.