Lightsped
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What country has NO gunlaws, or should I say the least gunlaws?
50caliber123 said:I think switzerland has the fewest laws, and are the more lax on gun control. I think I heard somewhere, that with the proper licensing, an individual can own any small arm. Even full-autos. On top of that, any men age 18-42 are required to own a weapon, provided they are not criminals, and Switzerland has the most weapons per person than any country on earth (so I heard).
I hadn't heard that the UN owns Antarctica. There are a few countries that make territorial claims though; Norway, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile if I didn't forget any. So it's probably ok to bring a gun as long as you stay out of the British sector. Seriously, I guess you would be subject to the laws of whatever country you come from, or the country where your ship is registered. If your government has signed the Antarctic Treaty, I don't think you're allowed to do much of anything down there without approval from your own government. The US is a signatory, so as a US citizen you would be subject to US law.I suspect that since the UN thinks they own all of Antarctica in some silly form, it has really lousey gun laws.
Otherguy Overby said:Somehow, the perception that law has something to do with being civilized has infected the "correct" thinkers of the world.
The common man can exist just fine without much law. It's only bureaucrats, politicians LEOs and criminals who need rules, regulations and law. Rules, regulations and law are also how smart sociopaths protect themselves from retribution and true justice.
Some folks just need killing.
nyresq said:Israel, every one there carries guns. the military mandates all the troops be ready at a moments notice so you see many of them in their off time in civilian cloths with M-16's slung over their shoulders and a spare mag tucked in a waistband. non military men carry handguns in plain view or sometimes in a IWB holster. it seemed only the older women (non military) didn't carry. even the military women had sidearms....
Spitzbergen, or more correctly Svalbard, is Norway. No special gun laws, except that you're not allowed to walk around outside the settlements without at least one person in the group having a gun and knowing how to use it - for most tourists that is best handled by hiring a guide. I get the impression that the locals up there are tired of idiot tourists (foreigners) who bring guns but have no gun culture... Unsafe gun handling btw, is illegal (much in the same way unsafe car handling is illegal, you would probably call it reckless endangerment).Required
I have heard that you are not allowed ashore on Spitzbergen without a rifle.
Please remember that it isn't the guns in Somalia or Afghanistan that are the problem, it's the people, and the culture.I'm going to take being a subject of my repressive Mommy's Republic of Massachusetts' laws over the good fortune of living in those gun lovers' paradises.
From http://www.jpfo.org/israel-firearms.htmnyresq said:I never saw civilians walking around the streets openly armed in the PRK....
the military guys off duty can't keep the mag in the rifle, no, but they do keep them rubber banded to the side of the rifle.
I spent a week in tel aviv for official business during new years 2000, and I never saw so many people in my life with handguns opely displayed. They may have more laws but something tells me that their laws have some common sense in them.
So it sounds like they have very loose carry laws, but very restrictive ownership laws.The Israel Dept. of the Interior makes notification to the generalpublic the requirements necessary for the obtaining of a permit topossess a firearm:
1. Applicant must be a permanent resident of Israel for 3 consecutiveyears prior to making application for a firearms permit.
2. Applicant years of age.
3. The permit request must be for personal use, not to engage in thebusiness of firearms sales.
4. Applicant must fall into one of the following categories:
a. Part-time reservist (volunteer) for 3 years- may own 1 handgun
b. Such a reservist (volunteer) is a member of a gun club- may own 1rifle
c. Professional, licensed public transportation driver, transportinga minimum of 5 passengers- may own 1 handgun
d. Licensed animal control officer- may own 2 hunting rifles, *not*full automatic weapons, or semi-automatic weapons with a limitedcapacity magazine.
e. Full-time dealer of jewelry or large sums of cash or valuables-may own 1 handgun
West Bank and Gaza Strip Settlers:
1. A resident in a militarily strategic buffer zone, essential to thesecurity of the State of Israel- may own 1 handgun
2. A business owner in these geographic areas- may own 1 handgun
Veterans:
1. Veterans of the Regular Army honorably discharged with the rank ofnoncommissioned officer, and veterans of the Reserve Army with the rankof regimental commander- may own 1 handgun
2. Retired law enforcement officers with the rank of sergeant- may own 1handgun
3. Retired prison guards with the rank of squadron commander- may own 1handgun
Individuals:
Upon presenting documentation that one is about to receive a souvenir, aprize, an inheritance, or an award of appreciation from the Israelmilitary.