Svartalf wrote:BTW, how easy are guns to score in Norway? and what about that frangible ammo he used... I'd not expect that to be allowed to civilians, or does it make for good hunting ammunition?
I could have one after six months, legally. Six months and a certain amount of training at a gun club. A buddy at work has five guns and a rifle.
The ammo is used for hunting to make the animal suffer less, I guess.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Norway
To own a gun in Norway, one must document a use for the gun. By far, the most common grounds for civilian ownership are hunting and sports shooting, in that order. Other needs can include special guard duties or self defence, but the first is rare and the second is practically never accepted as a reason for gun ownership.
There are special rules for collectors of guns. They are exempt from many parts of the regulation, but, in turn, they must meet even more narrow qualifications. Collectors may purchase, but not fire without permission, all kinds of guns in their respective areas of interest, which they have defined in advance.
Ownership is regulated in paragraph 7,[1] and responsibility for issuing a gun ownership license is given to the police authority in the applicant's district.
Rifle and shotgun ownership permission can be given to "sober and responsible" persons 18 years or older. The applicant for the permission must document a need for the weapon. Two exceptions exist to this age qualification. Persons under the age of 18, but over 16 may apply for rifle or shotgun ownership licence with the consent of parents or guardian. For handguns, the lowest ownership age is 21 with no exceptions allowed. For inherited weapons, it is up to the local police chief to make a decision based on the individual facts of the case.
An applicant must have a clean police record in order to obtain an ownership license.
I'm Thor, butt not complaining.