Czech Republic: not just awesome guns, but awesome gun laws!

mp510 said:

For those of us that don't speak Czech, what are endorsements C, D, and F?

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C- hunting, D - profession (security, municipal police etc..), F - pyrotechnist

Bohemus, do you Czech's have to deal with your equivalent of Sarah Brady and Chuck Schumer?

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Fortunately not, but there is European legislation that can be changed and we can do nothing about it. From time to time there are attempts to tighten our law from various representatives, typicaly "mantatory psychotests" so far all of them failed. "Antis" are spread into all political parties just as "pros" are, maybe with exception of Green party. Even some communist MP stated that they carry gun and support right to carry. We lack the easy division of republicans x Democrats as sometimes most reasonable voice is heard from unexpected side.

ExTank : Stay away of licencing and registration as much as you can, only this way you are true owners of your guns. Thats what I envy you the most - to be able to buy pack of AK and dig it on you garden for worse time + you can shoot your guns in countryside, not just at shooting ranges.

Thanks for the Indiana legislation input - very interesting and reasonable.

My best friend's fiancee is Czech. I can't remember the name of her hometown off the top of my head, only that it's in Moravia. They're planning on having two wedding ceremonies, one in Connecticut, one in Prague. I hope to be able to attend both.

My friend has been over there twice now, and mentioned the carrying of swords by SCA-types. I suppose if the laws are friendly to it that such organizations must be rather popular over there.

Well, that would make sense, swords were kinda popular in the area for several hundred years - I'd need to get a Small Sword, with the triangular blade - only thing an idiot like me could expect to use halfway easily.
I will have to ask our legislators to add that Indiana style addition to our laws sometime.

My friend has been over there twice now, and mentioned the carrying of swords by SCA-types.

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Forgive my ignorance, but what is a SCA Type?


I used to fence as as a young man. A sword can be a very effective weapon.

Society of Creative Anachronism. Medieval/early Renaissance battle re-enactors, for example.

Our swordmanship is not great, we were more into firearms.

I liked that second set of videos, would be nifty to come see that in person - gonna need the Rosetta Stone for Czech...
This first was just road rage with an unsharpend sword and two guys who really didn't want to fight.

Prosim si Česká Zbrojovka

Loosed, don't pop out abbreviations like that. Please.

Good for CZ!

So, the gun laws of the Czech Republic are better than Texas?

Wonder what grade the Bradys give to it?

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Well, it is in Europe so it must have those sensible European gun laws.

I had a problem with the video in terms of letting obviously new shooters shoot the big guns. That's not the way to start folks off at all. Everyone on the video seemed to think it was funny. I didn't.

I was hoping someone would ask about reloading there. I'm sure presses, dies, and components are available, but how "common" is it? That's a relative question, but I'd like to hear something about it. Does the Berdan Primer situation inhibit people from learning reloading much?

Are Boxer-primed cases and Boxer primers readily available?

Terry, 230RN

Prosim si Česká Zbrojovka

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Sorry, I don't speak Italian. (Kidding...)

On topic: What happens with re-qualifications, if someone who is 85 years old (no offense to the shooters here, just an example) and can no longer hold steady enough to hit a quarter square meter at 10m? Would he get the license anyway because of many decades of experience?

Slightly off topic: So, do Czechs enjoy S&W, Colt, etc. as much as Americans like CZ? Do you ever get American imports?

I've been to the Czech Republic many times. Great place. The Chapel in Kutna Hora (Sedlec Ossuary) is crazy. I especially love Pilsner Urquell! (they are really proud of their beer and when I was there, I met a guy who graduated from high school and said that he had to drink the original Budweiser because Pilsner Urquell was only bought when you had money and could use it as a celebration drink). I was like dang. Made me feel a little guilty because I was surely enjoying them and thought they were cheap. I also learned it was the first pilsner ever, and that it is one of the few beers that isn't acidic.

I spent a couple of weeks in Prague about a month ago.
Great place with inexpensive, but great food and beer. Locals were very friendly, and the unfriendly ones were easy enough to spot and keep away with the right look.

I would definitely visit again.


P.S.: Labkowics was my favorite over there. Pilsner Urqell was pretty good, too.

I've been to the Czech Republic many times. Great place. The Chapel in Kutna Hora (Sedlec Ossuary) is crazy. I especially love Pilsner Urquell! (they are really proud of their beer and when I was there, I met a guy who graduated from high school and said that he had to drink the original Budweiser because Pilsner Urquell was only bought when you had money and could use it as a celebration drink). I was like dang. Made me feel a little guilty because I was surely enjoying them and thought they were cheap. I also learned it was the first Pilsner ever, and that it is one of the few beers that isn't acidic.

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In my view Pilsner Urquell is the best beer in the world. And as I recall, the original Pilsner.

The real Budweiser is much better than ours.

Pilsner Urquell: It makes people who go "meh" at German beer into beer lovers.

Iramo94: There are no re-qualifications, you have to renew the licence every 5 years, but you do the test only once. You have to pass medical examination though - e.g. those who have epilepsy are discvalified, short sight (not correctable by glasses) etc.

Thread "photos of our guns" at Czech site. Generally US export rules causes some problems, especially with optics or special guns - e.g. I've seen only one civilian owned Barrett .50 its great hassle to import it, even though its in the same category as .22lr Remington 597.

230RN. That video is from "open day" of local shooting range for nonshooting folks. While i know real marksman should begin with .22lr rifle, main point of this event is to show people how does it work and that shooters are not loonies. Shooters bring all their staf and visitors try what they want, its obvious which guns prevail..
Its some kind of PR to prevent aversion toward shooting range and guns.

CZ fan boy here. Now a big fan of the Republic also, thanks

I was in Israel several months ago. Talk about guns,guns and more guns. Everyone carried. Well almost. Even security guards at local grocery store were armed. I guess with all of the termoil over in that area you have to.

Count me on as a fan of CZ, the Czech Republic and Pilsner Urquell. Not to mention Slivovice. Pristi Stanice, IP Pavlova!

Loosed, don't pop out abbreviations like that. Please.

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Like what?

Well, it is in Europe so it must have those sensible European gun laws.

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On the plus side, the next time an anti espouses "European-style Gun Control," I can say, "Sure! Just like the Czech Republic!"

I'd really like to get to Prague, especially for the architecture, and Budapest in Hungary. Two great cities.

Love my CZ's too!

Pilsner Urquell...is that imported into the US?