Weapon laws

[kenmac]

I don't get laminated for 37.50. I have to pay more for that

 

[tractchores]

Here again, it is your state and if the people agree so be it -I am all about states rights. However this would never (we hope) happen in Texas.

Being originally from vt, which has the most favorable fireams laws in the us i find MA way to restrictive, but this is where the jobs are...

 

[rmk700]

Here again, it is your state and if the people agree so be it -I am all about states rights. However this would never (we hope) happen in Texas.

Well, liberal federal judges are on the prowl with state rights whether it's unconstitutional or not. A fed judge upheld a semi auto ban in New York and also took away Utah's ban on gay marriage.

So far Utah has some of the most lenient gun control. We can have a loaded handgun in our cars even without CCW permit. We can carry in schools with CCW permit. Thank goodness, makes our schools not so vulnerable. We can open carry into public as long as they are not loaded (in the chamber)without CCW permit.

 

[ultrarunner]

Is that California?

Yes... SF Bay Area, California.

In Washington I happen to be in just about the only area where any discharge of a firearm is prohibited... didn't even occur to me at the time I bought.

 

[oldballs]

I don't know what our laws are and don't care to find out. Heck, you have to be a lawyer to go fishing nowadays. If I need my pistol, rifles or shotguns outside my home, so be it.

 

[grsthegreat]

Idaho USA here. Were an open carry state also. For the basic concealed license you need a clean record and an 8 hour safety course. For the enhanced concealed license you need actual range firing and safety class. 5 year license. Idaho;s license is recognized in only a few states (11) , but after adding Utah license to the mix we get 35 states that recognize the permit.

We can buy ammo and reloading materials at any sporting goods store. You can buy any rifle, shotgun or handgun at any licensed gun dealership in the state (sporting goods store,whatever) without any delay as long as you have clean record and are a resident of the state.

The Idaho House of Representatives approved a largely symbolic measure that would make it a crime for state and local police to enforce new federal firearms restrictions, in a show of defiance against gun control proposals from the Obama administration.

The measure cleared the Republican-controlled House by a 55-13 vote and now heads to the state Senate.

Under the bill, state or local officials who help enforce any new federal gun limits could face up to a year in prison and a maximum fine of $1,000. The legislative gambit represents the latest effort by lawmakers in certain states, mostly in the West and South, to undercut new federal gun restrictions even before they might become part of U.S. law.

 

[paulharvey]

Since there are members from all over the world on this site so I thought we could compare gun laws. Here are the rules in Norway.

In Norway you must first take the hunting proficiency test, then you must seek permission from the police before you get to buy weapons it requires that you have clean criminal record. Only place you can buy amo including what you need to reload amo is in special hunting / fishing stores, where it is required that you show up license for the weapon you have and you can not buy cartridges to other calibers than the weapon you have. there is also a limit to how many weapons you can have. Shotguns must be designed so you can not have more than two cartridges in it.
To own handgun and revolvers you must in addition be a member of a shooting club and when the gun is not in use, there has to be locked in the clubs safe.

So how does it work where you live?

I worked for a man that grew up in Norway, and he told me that if there was a murder it would make national news over there. I live in north central Florida in a mostly rural county of 70,000. Most local murders or shootings make the paper but rarely make semi local tv news. If its a kid or something else to draw attention to it it will normally be briefly mentioned on semi local news (Jacksonville/Gainesville) Diffrent worlds. We have 811 violent crimes per 100,000 people per year in 2010 2011 (murders assaults rapes and vehicle thefts)

Now, about our laws, ive heard that starting 2013 in Florida private sales between private people now requires a background check and if you unknowingly sell to a felon you can face charges. Dont know the details.... ive also been told that starting soon (2014?) you need to have a CC license or hunting license to buy ammo, dont know if that is true, surely if there was a law like that passed there would be a major news story and ive only heard people talking about it, not on news, so it might be paranoid BS.

 

[Sigarms]

Since there are members from all over the world on this site so I thought we could compare gun laws. Here are the rules in Norway.

In Norway you must first take the hunting proficiency test, then you must seek permission from the police before you get to buy weapons it requires that you have clean criminal record. Only place you can buy amo including what you need to reload amo is in special hunting / fishing stores, where it is required that you show up license for the weapon you have and you can not buy cartridges to other calibers than the weapon you have. there is also a limit to how many weapons you can have. Shotguns must be designed so you can not have more than two cartridges in it.
To own handgun and revolvers you must in addition be a member of a shooting club and when the gun is not in use, there has to be locked in the clubs safe.

So how does it work where you live?

One thing to keep in mind is that the United States, each state has varying laws pertaining to gun ownership, what you need to do to own a firearm and what kind of firearm you can own.

 

[Sigarms]

So far Utah has some of the most lenient gun control. We can have a loaded handgun in our cars even without CCW permit. We can carry in schools with CCW permit.

Does Utah still have that stupid law where you can't carry one in the chamber? Found out the hard way lol

 

[PMA]

Yes... SF Bay Area, California. In Washington I happen to be in just about the only area where any discharge of a firearm is prohibited... didn't even occur to me at the time I bought.

You are talking about a county where you cannot discharge a gun at all?

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[dmccarty]

In North Carolina one has to have a hunting license to hunt. A hunting class is required to get the license but if you are over a certain age, you do not have to take the class. If the age exception was not in the law, the law would not have passed. Seems like Florida had the same requirements when back in 1990ish. Eventually, everyone will have to take a class to be able to hunt of their own property.

The US Federal law limits hand gun ownership to those 21 and over. To buy an rifle or shot gun one has to be 18 or older. North Carolina follows the Federal for age requirements.

One has to pass the Federal criminal history check to purchase a handgun or a long arm which does not take long but a handgun purchase requires a permit from the sheriff of your county. The permit is used as a cooling off period and way to raise taxes. The cooling off period is stupid but I digress.

North Carolina allows Concealed Carry which requires a class and a background check to get the permit. The permit is $80. NC recognizes Concealed Carry permits from other states.

Law Enforcement officers carry their side arms when on duty. I can't imagine an officer who was on duty but not carrying their side arm unless there was a very specific reason because they were working under cover. Some agencies encourage their officers to carry their side arms when off duty and officers do not need a Concealed Carry permit.

There is a storage law that requires firearms being locked up to prevent access by minors. There have been several incidents were minors have used firearms to defend themselves and family members from home invasions. Thankfully, these home invasions have been in rural areas and the District Attorney did not press charges against the parents for allowing the kids to have access to firearms. Not sure what would have happened if they home invasions had happened in certain cities.

Some counties have very little violent crime but then there are other counties with cities who have much higher murder and violent crime rates. I think my county had two murders last year which is very unusual. One sounded like it was drug related and the other might have been. One murder was committed by two men who killed a girl friend of one of the men. It was a very strange murder and I never saw the motive. I think the last murder in my county was a few years ago where a care giver beat to death an elderly person who employed her. Another woman was seriously injured in the same attack. The murderer had been stealing from the elderly woman the two women confronted the care giver who then attacked them. The murderer had planned out the attack in advance. This was really unusual for my county. There might be a murder every few years and they are usually drug related or domestic violence. Now, go to some bordering counties and the violent crime rate is much higher.

Later,
Dan

 

[kenmac]

My state is an open carry state ( no permit required to open carry) until last yr (even though we are open carry) , the police would arrest you for disorderly conduct if they saw you open carry. The new law states that open carry doesn't constituent disorderly conduct. Any person 18 yrs of age my apply for a CC permit. My state is now a must issue state instead of may issue. There were other changes mad to our state laws. these were just some of the changes

 

[Tor Arne]

There is a storage law that requires firearms being locked up to prevent access by minors. There have been several incidents were minors have used firearms to defend themselves and family members from home invasions. Thankfully, these home invasions have been in rural areas and the District Attorney did not press charges against the parents for allowing the kids to have access to firearms. Not sure what would have happened if they home invasions had happened in certain cities.

When storing guns at your home it must be in a safe that is bolted to the floor, in addition bolt or pin must be removed from the gun and stored somewhere else. The laws of Norway is really quite ridiculous when it comes to weapons. If you try to defend yourself against thieves and you threaten them or shoot a warning shot you may lose the right to have weapons and you risk ending up in jail. It's almost as bad if you shoot predators that attack livestock, it must be proved that it does damage before you can fire shots

 

[k0ua]

When storing guns at your home it must be in a safe that is bolted to the floor, in addition bolt or pin must be removed from the gun and stored somewhere else. The laws of Norway is really quite ridiculous when it comes to weapons. If you try to defend yourself against thieves and you threaten them or shoot a warning shot you may lose the right to have weapons and you risk ending up in jail. It's almost as bad if you shoot predators that attack livestock, it must be proved that it does damage before you can fire shots

Tor, as you can see our laws vary quite a bit by state, and to some extent even by city. Wow, I don't think I would care to live under those kind of gun laws, that basically disarm the honest person trying to defend themselves. Whether the predator has 2 or 4 legs, here in Missouri we have the right to defend ourselves, if it is in our homes, and most jurisdictions if we kill an animal outside and we can show it was threatening our livestock there is no problem. Almost all farmers keep firearms handy. One of our largest city's in the state of Illinois named Chicago has the strictest gun laws in the nation. And it also has the highest murder rate committed by firearms.

 

[Relic]

When storing guns at your home it must be in a safe that is bolted to the floor, in addition bolt or pin must be removed from the gun and stored somewhere else. The laws of Norway is really quite ridiculous when it comes to weapons. If you try to defend yourself against thieves and you threaten them or shoot a warning shot you may lose the right to have weapons and you risk ending up in jail. It's almost as bad if you shoot predators that attack livestock, it must be proved that it does damage before you can fire shots


Sounds like something that happens here in Canada.Here we have to have a federal licence in order to buy a firearm.Magazine capicty is 5 rounds for a centerfire rifle,for a shotgun,3 rounds.Must belong to club in order to shoot,and that has to be an authorzied range.
Storage requirments that the guns must be locked up with trigger locks and ammuniton locked separtly.
And god help you if you have a licence for a restricted or prohib.If You fail to renew your licence,you will lose those guns,I seen it happen.Again you have to belong to a club in order to own a handgun.


GOD help us all if the gun laws get any strictor here in North America.The left is doing everything in it's power to take over competely,at least thats the way I see it.I'll be 65 this year and I've seen way to much of what the left has done to our countries.I really feel bad for the people who serves our countries to try and keepus "FREE".Like someone said somewheres,Canada Revenue Agency doesn't call us Canadiens,they refer to us as TAXPAYERS,which we are,but is that some way to look at someone who pays their salaries.
Sorry about the rant.

 

[ultrarunner]

You are talking about a county where you cannot discharge a gun at all?

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No... although there have been very recent pushes and laws drafted that say this.

The 17 acre county property I bought is "No Shooting - No Exceptions"

 

[PMA]

You own 17 acres and can't shoot a gun on it. Never heard such a thing.

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[ultrarunner]

You own 17 acres and can't shoot a gun on it. Never heard such a thing.

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Here is the first PDF that came up

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/resource/docs/shootingzones/Controlled-Shooting-Zone-Complete.pdf

 

[dragoneggs]

Here is the first PDF that came up

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/resource/docs/shootingzones/Controlled-Shooting-Zone-Complete.pdf

Yikes! Thanks for sharing this... I just learned that Kitsap County prohibits the discharge of a firearm within 500 yards of any shoreline. Somehow though... I don't think that is going to persuade me from spending a round or two on the 4th of July!!!

 

[tcartwri]

..It's almost as bad if you shoot predators that attack livestock, it must be proved that it does damage before you can fire shots

...Must belong to club in order to shoot,and that has to be an authorzied range...

Must be bylaws in your area. Federally, you do not have to observe either of those statements.