Can Australia legally carry a gun?

Australian law stipulates that citizens or permanent residents can apply for guns, but the purpose is limited to shooting training or hunting. Applicants with guns must undergo safety knowledge training and background investigation before they can obtain a gun license. Gun buyers need to apply for an equipment license before buying guns, and wait for 28 days. Each equipment license can only be used to buy one gun.

In Australia, it is illegal to own unregistered guns. Once the illegal guns that have not been turned over during the Amnesty period are seized, the holders will face a maximum fine of 280,000 Australian dollars (about 654.38+0.46 million yuan) and a penalty of 654.38+04 years' imprisonment.

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The Australian government will increase penalties for illegal gun owners and transporters, and invest a lot of money to strengthen customs inspection of gun parts and illegal guns, and improve the inspection and tracking capabilities of law enforcement agencies.

Australia is one of the countries that strictly control guns in the world, but illegal guns have always existed. It has been reported that there are nearly 260,000 illegal guns in Australia, but some experts say this figure is a conservative estimate, and the total number of illegal guns in Australia should exceed 600,000.

Xinhuanet-The report shows that gun control in Australia is not optimistic.

Xinhuanet-Amnesty In February, Australians turned over 26,000 illegal guns.