The legal side of things

In modern society there are many different laws designed to keep this country safe against those who would seek to harm it, so I think a good start to this blog would be to review the category system that we have.
The category system is a system in which different types of guns are broken down into. They are as follows:

• Category A: Rimfire rifle (not semi-automatic), shotgun (not pump action or semi- automatic), air rifles, and paintball markers.
• Category B: Centrefire rifles (not semi-automatic), and muzzel loading firearms made after 1st January 1901.
• Category C: Semi-automatic rimfire rifles holding 10 or fewer rounds and pump-action or semi-automatic shotguns holding 5 or fewer rounds. (Restricted: only primary producers, occupational shooters, collectors and professional sporting shooters can own functional Category C firearms).
• Category D: Semi-automatic centrefire rifles, pump-action/semi-automatic shotguns holding more than 5 rounds (functional Category D firearms are restricted to occupational shooters; collectors may own deactivated Category D firearms).
• Category H: Handguns including air pistols, deactivated handguns and guns less than 65 cm long. Target shooters are limited to handguns of .38" Calibre or less.
• Category R/E: Restricted Firearms.

I hope this gives you a better understanding of firearm laws in Australia and what we, as sporting shooters, are permitted to use.