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Hi Everyone!

My name is Ben, I have wanted to get a Rifle for many years, had my licence for 5 years now but only just picked up my first firearm today. A Henry H001 .22 Lever action $585AUD. It is beautiful! couldn't be more excited, I just want to take this thing to the range and sight the new scope in. Unlucky for me Its the school holidays and my wife is out of the country for 3 weeks so I have my 2 sons with me, a 1 year old and a 7 year old. Hopefully I will be able to drop them off at their grandparents for a day so I can get to the range.

Im 29 years old living in Brisbane Australia. Work as a Warehouse Manager. Other hobbys include Cycling, Video games, Table top Games, Miniature painting, cooking.

Look forward to getting to know some of you.

Welcome from the Show-Me-State, Missouri, USA.

Glad to have you join us. And congrats on your new H001....great choice!!

Welcome from CT, Ben. This is a great forum for Henry owners. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you, including range reports!

Welcome aboard, make yourself at home.

Welcome from Pennsylvania, I am sure you will enjoy your new rifle!

Welcome to the site and congratulations on your new Henry rifle. I have heard a lot of different versions about Australian gun laws. How difficult is it to purchase a rifle or shotgun there? Are you allowed to own a handgun?

Steve51 wrote:Welcome to the site and congratulations on your new Henry rifle. I have heard a lot of different versions about Australian gun laws. How difficult is it to purchase a rifle or shotgun there? Are you allowed to own a handgun?

That's what I was wondering about too.

Welcome from California.

G'Day mate!....well somebody had to say it! Welcome from Alberta Canada. Over in British Columbia we get lots of Australians working the ski resorts. Seems to be where they like to hang out. Glad to have you on the forum.

Hey- welcome from Wisconsin.

Welcome from Grassy Creek North Carolina

Steve51 wrote:Welcome to the site and congratulations on your new Henry rifle. I have heard a lot of different versions about Australian gun laws. How difficult is it to purchase a rifle or shotgun there? Are you allowed to own a handgun?

The prerequisites for applying for an Australian firearms licence are you need to be at least 18 years of age and have completed a firearms safety course. The course can be done over 2 days on the weekend or 3 nights during the week. Once you have applied for the Licence at your local police station and supplied a passport size photo, they will conduct a background check on you, If you pass they they will send you your Licence in the mail. The Licence is needed before you can legally handle and fire a gun. The whole process including registration cost around $350 from memory, but it was a long time ago. I have to renew my Licence every 7 years which cost around $250.

Next step is to apply for a "Permit to Acquire" which is needed to purchase a fire arm. In Australia firearms are broken into certain categories, and depending on the category of weapon you are wanting to acquire, you need to provide sufficient evidence of a genuine reason to own said firearm. the PTA costs $35 to lodge.

The category which I applied for is Category A - Rimfire rifle (other than self loading). My genuine reason is that I am part of a gun club and will use it for target shooting. If I fail to maintain membership of the gun club I can have my Licence and firearm taken away from me.

Category B is Centerfire rifles (other than self loading) - you can use the same genuine reason as cat A to own these

To own any semi automatic rifle or shotgun and pump action shotgun - Category C & D you need to be a professional hunter under the employ of the government for culling pest species. Or you need to be a large land owner (were talking over 200 hectares) and provide sufficient evidence that you need the weapon for protecting livestock from large amounts of predators/pests, this is notoriously difficult to prove.

All full automatic weapons are Category R - Restricted to Law enforcement agencies.

Even bullet proof vests is classed as a Category E weapon and are also restricted to law enforcement.

As for Handguns, these are classed as category H and can be acquired as long as you are a club member and also competing in at least 2 events per year in target shooting comps.

A few weeks ago a farm owner was riding his horse on his property herding cattle with his legally owned and registered pistol on his belt. Somehow word of this made it to local police. He had his pistol confiscated and licence suspended. He was not using the pistol for his genuine reason which was competitive target shooting.

Ben.

RanchRoper wrote:G'Day mate!....well somebody had to say it! Welcome from Alberta Canada. Over in British Columbia we get lots of Australians working the ski resorts. Seems to be where they like to hang out. Glad to have you on the forum.

G'day mate back! Yes it is very popular with us aussies. I would have loved to had the chance to work at a ski resort. Ive been to the snow twice in my life and i loved it! Someday I will take my two boys to the snow.

Welcome from Wisconsin!

Welcome from South Carolina.

I read through your requirements. All I can say is WOW.

In my state, if I want to buy a rifle, shotgun or handgun, I have to fill out the paperwork at the store. They do a background check to ensure I am not a felon, mentally ill, or domestic abuser. Check takes a couple minutes. I pay for the item and take it home. Took me about 15 - 20 minutes to purchase my Henry H001 at Walmart. Price was $274 plus tax. No other fees or applications required.

If I want to carry a concealed handgun in public, I have to go through a similar background check, supply a set of fingerprints, and successfully complete an 8 hour training class, including a range session. There are restrictions on where and how I can carry. Each state has it's own set of rules on gun ownership and carry requirements/restrictions.

Hello & Welcome from the patron state of shootin stuff. (Tennessee).
Have an aquaintence over on the Marlin Owners forum that lives around the Brisbane area.
He's told us of y'all s famous guns laws and all the hoops that you'll have to jump through to get and maintain your weapons.
Just hope we are able to keep our government from doing such to us.

Hope you enjoy your visits with us.
I know you will love that little henry.
RP

bdredge wrote:

RanchRoper wrote:G'Day mate!....well somebody had to say it! Welcome from Alberta Canada. Over in British Columbia we get lots of Australians working the ski resorts. Seems to be where they like to hang out. Glad to have you on the forum.

G'day mate back! Yes it is very popular with us aussies. I would have loved to had the chance to work at a ski resort. Ive been to the snow twice in my life and i loved it! Someday I will take my two boys to the snow.

Coffee's always on and the shootin' range is close by....you're welcome anytime!

clovishound wrote:Welcome from South Carolina.

I read through your requirements. All I can say is WOW.

In my state, if I want to buy a rifle, shotgun or handgun, I have to fill out the paperwork at the store. They do a background check to ensure I am not a felon, mentally ill, or domestic abuser. Check takes a couple minutes. I pay for the item and take it home. Took me about 15 - 20 minutes to purchase my Henry H001 at Walmart. Price was $274 plus tax. No other fees or applications required.

If I want to carry a concealed handgun in public, I have to go through a similar background check, supply a set of fingerprints, and successfully complete an 8 hour training class, including a range session. There are restrictions on where and how I can carry. Each state has it's own set of rules on gun ownership and carry requirements/restrictions.

Canada is much the same. I have my rifle license and waiting on my handgun license in the mail. To own a handgun I must be a member of an approved gun club. The ONLY legal place to load and discharge it is the range. Anywhere else could be jail time if caught. Very strict rules. Rifles are less strict.

Welcome!

Welcome from Indiana, Ben.

Thank you for the information on the gun regulations in Australia. That should make most of us appreciate what we have here in America.

Congratulations on your Henry and have fun shooting it.

Welcome to the forum. If they take my firearms I will denounce my citizenship.