Superlite27
Regular Member
A phrase in another thread about the legality of a .45 ACP made me curious about something, but not wanting to derail the thread, I figured I'd ask it here.
Considering that some types of handguns appear to be legal, and others not, how does a person purchase a firearm in Australia?
Not the specific process, but the actual purchase? I would imagine with the specificity of what's allowed and what isn't, any gun store would have a dearth of product selection.
Are there stores such as we in America would consider "gun stores" where you walk in and there are Matrix-like racks of long guns you have to walk around in order to get to the glass cases filled with shelves stacked with every form and finish of handgun imaginable?
Or is there some other method in which it is more practical to purchase a gun there?
In the other thread, the discussion briefly touched on the 1911 and the process of getting permission to own a .45. This is what made me wonder about firearm availability if one is required to undergo such a rigamarole to simply own a particular caliber. (Do the powers that be realize that other calibers are still capable of putting holes in people, or are .45 caliber holes somehow more despicable than other caliber holes? "Well, Jim. It looks like this bloke was killed by being shot 5 times in the heart with a 9mm." "Whew! Jeez, Ralph. You had me scared there. For a moment, I thought you were going to say he'd been shot with a .45!")
This legality issue made me wonder about availability. Certainly, if only a few firearms are lawful, this will drastically affect availabilty? How would it be practical to open a gun store when you are limited on the items you're allowed to stock?
Let's imagine a person did get permitted to purchase a .45. Do they run down to the gun store and look at a case full of options like Colt, Springfield Armory, Kimber, Dan Wesson, STI...just to name a few?
Let's say this person who has been permitted has fixated upon an Ed Brown custom 1911.
It's not like you'd find one just lying on a shelf here in the U.S.
How would you buy one in Australia?
Considering that some types of handguns appear to be legal, and others not, how does a person purchase a firearm in Australia?
Not the specific process, but the actual purchase? I would imagine with the specificity of what's allowed and what isn't, any gun store would have a dearth of product selection.
Are there stores such as we in America would consider "gun stores" where you walk in and there are Matrix-like racks of long guns you have to walk around in order to get to the glass cases filled with shelves stacked with every form and finish of handgun imaginable?
Or is there some other method in which it is more practical to purchase a gun there?
In the other thread, the discussion briefly touched on the 1911 and the process of getting permission to own a .45. This is what made me wonder about firearm availability if one is required to undergo such a rigamarole to simply own a particular caliber. (Do the powers that be realize that other calibers are still capable of putting holes in people, or are .45 caliber holes somehow more despicable than other caliber holes? "Well, Jim. It looks like this bloke was killed by being shot 5 times in the heart with a 9mm." "Whew! Jeez, Ralph. You had me scared there. For a moment, I thought you were going to say he'd been shot with a .45!")
This legality issue made me wonder about availability. Certainly, if only a few firearms are lawful, this will drastically affect availabilty? How would it be practical to open a gun store when you are limited on the items you're allowed to stock?
Let's imagine a person did get permitted to purchase a .45. Do they run down to the gun store and look at a case full of options like Colt, Springfield Armory, Kimber, Dan Wesson, STI...just to name a few?
Let's say this person who has been permitted has fixated upon an Ed Brown custom 1911.
It's not like you'd find one just lying on a shelf here in the U.S.
How would you buy one in Australia?
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