im in Ireland,the laws here are very restrictive,when getting a gun you have to fill a 9page form put photos of youself with it,
get 2 people to sign and say you are of good character,
put your doctors details so they can check to see if you have ever had depression etc,
if you want to hunt you need to get at least 2 farmers to sign a letter saying you have permission to shoot on there lands and include this with the other 9pages
if you dont hunt you have to be a member of a range as target shooting on private property even your own is not allowed
you need to provide proof of competence in use of the firearm ie do a course in safety
you need secure storage in a safe of all rifles but one shotgun can be kept broken apart outside the safe
you need to give a written good reason for needing the rifle or shotgun
handguns in 22 cal can be applied for if you are a range member
handguns of the ceterfire type are unofficially banned by the police here since 2008 but if you had one before then you had to go to court to fight to keep it
it costs 80e (100$) per firearm you license and this license last 3years when this runs out you have to reapply again
if i buy a gun this week and then another in a month all the above steps need to be repeated
if you want to trade a gun in for another you have to do a substition on a like for like basis as in a 223 howa can be swapped for a 223 remington but not a 243 etc
black guns are generally not givin licenses by police ie semi autos in cals like 223
it all boils down to weather the head guard in your local station is anti gun or not what you can or cant license
22 pistols can only be shot in a range nowhere else,i can not shot a licensed ceterfire handgun belonging to someone else as its against the law
we cannot shoot blackpowder or reload
we can apply to use a moderator/silencer,it all depends on the mood of the the guard in charge of licensing if you get one or not.
licensing can take anywhere from 2-3weeks up to and over a year in some cases,you cant touch your gun until you get license
i am in the army here but it has no bearing on being allowed to hold a civilian license here
there has been serious problems here in the last few years with our gun laws
google for gun laws in ireland or check out this sight
IrishShooter.com - Powered by vBulletin which has some good posts about the crazyness thats gone on here
ilove shooting but the powers that be are making it real hard to have any fun shooting here
to distract from the fact that criminals are armed and shooting each other and innocent people with illegal guns they make it hard for the law abiding people to shoot as a hobby
you cannot license a gun for self/home defence
i could fill pages of dumb laws and other things they restrict us with here but im not going to as im after getting annoyed just writing this,hope this gives you an idea how lucky you are!!!