Need Some Opinions...

[jaskuo]

I fully entend to move back to Australia when I'm done with school in just under a year. Due to Australian gun laws only a select few of my firearms would be able to come with me(bolt action rifles and handguns smaller than 40 caliber and with less than 10 round mags). I'm up in the air with whether or not I should sell everything that would be ineligible to come with me before July 1st or if I should hold on to them until just before I leave? With a few exceptions most of my firearms are accompanied by "hi cap" mags under the new laws and therefore I would be unable to sell those mags with the firearms. Any advice or opinions would be appreciated. Also for the record, I'm not just going to give them all to one of you for safe keeping

[blacklabel]

I don't think the market is going to get any better than what we'll see as July 1st approaches so I say dump them.

[merl]

agreed, going to be a sellers market until July in state. after that you can only sell them out of state and the nationwide panic will probably have continued to subside.

[mrghost]

Maintain a storage locker here and keep 'em for the day when you've missed 'em enough to return.

[Kraven251]

serialize the mags (have to research, but pretty sure a label will satisfy) put the firearms in individual trusts, get the trust notarized, then just add the buyer to the trust and they become the primary on the trust, and can then take you off the trust. The trust still owns the firearms, and there was no transfer of ownership.

[Great-Kazoo]

You can sell magazine repair kits In state. Once 7/1 rolls around why would i pay $15-2K for a Used Ar when i could buy on at my LGS for less. Hell wallyworld has them, occasionally for $1K
Swap the guns you cannot take for revolvers.

[generalmeow]

How are you allowed to own guns here? Or if youre allowed to own guns here, how are you allowed to own guns there?

I thought both countries wouldnt allow non citizens to own guns, and you must be a citizen of one or the other. And surely importing guns into australia is damn near impossible?

[jaskuo]

I think ill probably end up picking up quite a few bolt guns before I leave and bringing them in. It's crazy expensive to buy them over there.

One other thing, if I have ITAR regulated items, I'm assuming they can't come with me either. Anyone have experience with this?

[ray1970]

Sell in June when the panic is in full force and use the funds to buy "Australia friendly" weapons to take with you.

[jaskuo]

I have dual citizenship, technically more if you want to get into it. When moving to Australia I will become a permanent resident at which point I can bring in my weapons after aquiring the correct paperwork. Everytime I fill out a background check I fill in the section asking about dual citizenships and have never had an issue. I've also run it buy multiple sources and they all say I'm good to go.