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Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I live in Oregon but grew up in Australia, where you can't get guns. There's a process for farmers to apply for a gun to shoot roos and whatnot, but that's it. Other than that only police and military get guns.

Having lived in countries with no guns and all the guns, I would vote for almost anyone who promised to criminalize gun ownership here in the US. There's no benefit to a gun flooded society and infinite misery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure Aussies can also get recreational/competition permits. I've seen a few Aussies on YouTube who shoot PRS.

Edit: PRS stands for Precision Rifle Shooting. Basically trying to get really tight group on far away targets mostly done with bolt action rifles with high magnification scopes.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can, but you need to have a sensible reason to own one. "self defense" isn't a reason, it is a fantasy.

Plenty of people have target guns and other stuff for club and sport shooting, all carefully locked up when not in use, as is the law, so accidents don't happen.

Incidentally, we did have a school shooting in the last thirty years. In SA, I believe. No one died and they tightened the restrictions. It worked.