They brought it up, not me. If the content doesn't contribute anything, then why did they include it? Which country does it apply in that you need a permit just to shoot a gun?
> Which country does it apply in that you need a permit just to shoot a gun?
In Australia – for a civilian to shoot a gun, somebody needs to have a license. If you want to buy a gun – or even receive one as a gift – you need to apply to the police for a license.
Now, it is possible to go to a shooting range, and pay to use their gun on their premises without personally having license. However, even in that case, the range still needs to have a license – indeed, not an ordinary gun license, a special type of gun license which allows them to offer this service to the general public. In my state (New South Wales), the member of the public must show photo ID and fill out a government form called a P650 [0] [1] with invasive personal questions (such as if you have ever attempted suicide or self-harm, have received treatment for alcoholism, drug dependence or mental illness, etc). Lying on the form is a crime (although given the form is not sent to the police, only retained by the range, it may be hard to detect). If you answer "Yes" to any of those invasive personal questions, you are not allowed to shoot, unless the range makes a special application to the police for an exemption in your individual case, and the police decide to grant it.
So, effectively, all civilian gun use requires a permit in my state of Australia – if not your own, then that of the shooting range, and even that case is highly regulated.
Yes, someone. The claim being disputed is that the individual needs a permit, with the context being that people are required to be trained for driving a car and shooting a gun.
