thx for the correction. You are right. I should have said the confiscation (mandatory bayback) started with all semi-automatics and pump-action in 1996. WRT

thx for the correction. You are right. I should have said the confiscation (mandatory bayback) started with all semi-automatics and pump-action in 1996. WRT pistols, the pistols that are allowed, have less lethal power than bow and arrow (if the below excerpt is correct). ".... they can then attend at a licenced firearm dealer and select a handgun which is suitable for the competition in which they intend to take part. This firearm may be a single-shot air pistol, a single-shot .22-calibre pistol or a .22-calibre revolver or self-loading pistol. …" https://ssaa.org.au/news-resources/research-archive/handgun-ownership-facts-in-australia/ https://ssaa.org.au/news-resources/research-archive/handgun-... not sure if this was also the case before '96 and self-defense was already banned then. The bolt actions that are allowed, cannot have pistol grip and must not look 'military'.