Austrians buying all the guns

http://www.wnd.com/2015/10/islamic-i...mble-for-guns/

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A Czech TV report confirms that long guns – shotguns and rifles – have been flying off the shelves in Austria, and Austrians who haven’t already purchased a gun may not have a chance to get one for some time. They’re all sold out.

And those arming themselves are primarily women.

“If anyone wants to buy a long gun in Austria right now, too bad for them,” the Czech newscaster says. “All of them are currently sold out.”

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Alan Gottlieb, executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, said he recently returned from a gun rights event in Europe, where he sensed a change in attitude toward firearms.

“I just returned from a gun rights meeting in Belgium, and I can attest that all over Europe people now want the means to defend themselves,” Gottlieb told WND. “Self-defense is no longer a dirty word. In countries like Austria, where it is still legal to own a firearm, gun sales are at record levels. I can tell you first-hand that people in Europe now wish they had a Second Amendment.”

Interesting. I wonder what the restrictions for purchase are like? Mag limits, etc...

"Islamic invasion pulls trigger: Europe now scrambles for guns"

It might be too late for those "civilized" Europeans.

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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

Interesting. I wonder what the restrictions for purchase are like? Mag limits, etc...

From Wikipedia...so grain of salt and all that:

Guns are currently divided into five categories:

Category A - Forbidden weapons and military weapons

Military weapons:

Automatic Weapons
Semi automatic rifles not approved for civilian use

Forbidden weapons:

firearms disguised as other objects,
fast collapsible, shortenable or demountable firearms,
shotguns with an overall length under 90 cm and/or a barrel length under 45 cm,
silencers
weaponlights for rifles
brass knuckles
Totschläger (translation missing) (a flexible baton with a metal ball at the end)
Stahlruten (translation missing) (a slightly flexible baton)

Licenses to own category A weapons are available but rare, for example pre-ban grandfathered pump action shotguns - these are then added like normal category B weapons to the Waffenpass/Waffenbesitzkarte. Carrying permits for these kind of weapons are extremely rare.

Category B - Weapons requiring permission: Semi automatic long weapons for sporting and hunting, repeating (non-pump action) and semi automatic shotguns and weapons shorter than 60 cm in overall length (for example pistols and revolvers, but also bolt/lever/pump action rifles under 60 cm overall length). Semi automatic long weapon models are required to be verified as civilian-legal before this category applies to them, otherwise they are considered category A. A permission can either be a hunting license, gun ownership license ("Waffenbesitzkarte", for sporting, collecting and self-defense at home or work) or a carry permit ("Waffenpass", for carrying a loaded weapon outside of the owner's home or workplace), with the ownership license being the most common way to category B gun ownership.

Category C - Weapons requiring registration: Break action rifles and all repeating rifles (i.e. bolt-, lever- or pump action). All Austrian citizens aged 18 or over can freely buy and own this type of weapon, but ownership has to be registered at a licensed dealer or gunsmith within 6 weeks of purchase (Typically, if bought in a store, the store registers them after doing the required background check). Now also includes break action shotguns (former category D).

Category D - other Weapons: Break action shotguns. All Austrian citizens aged 18 or over can freely buy and own this type of weapon, but ownership has to be registered at a licensed dealer or gunsmith within 6 weeks of purchase (Typically, if bought in a store, the store registers them after doing the required background check). This category was removed and all category D weapons are now category C weapons.

less effective weapons - Weapons with matchlock, wheellock, flintlock ignition, single shot percussion guns, guns made before 1871, air and co²-guns. All Austrian citizens aged 18 or over can freely buy and own this type of weapon without any registration.

Air guns and Air-soft guns are not restricted and carry in public is technically legal, though can have consequences for "public disturbance".
Ammo sales are not recorded and most ammo is available without a permit (Permit required for handgun ammo, i.e. 9mm, as well as some rifle ammo).

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https://www.ar-15.co/threads/151192-...=1#post1924322

Funny that we quoted the same part of the article. [Beer]