Firearms Act and shooting&hunting in Norway?

[CFL]

Hi,

I from Finland and I do not speak Norwegian, but hopefully my English is a bit better.

 

It seems, that I will move to Norway and therefore I would like to know generally hunting and shooting/guns in the Norway. I would be grateful if someone could write little about hobbies and answer to my some questions.

 

There is really good article in the Wikipedia and I read it, so the same things doesn't need repeat. I would be interested to know how much the practices of authorities are tighter than the Act is to suggest?

 

Here, in the Finland this has been a real problem when the gun permit is depending on the Home Office guidelines, locality and chief of police and his thoughts and at worst, anticipation of (the planned) a new firearms act. (Law is not the same for all!)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Norway" target="_blank

Firearms Act: http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19610609-001.html" target="_blank

 

Something is still unclear.

 

Apparently all the theory tests (hunting license and sport shooting) are performed in Norwegian, but are there exceptions? Of course, I need to learn Norwegian, but...

 

Do I need other permission for spare parts of firearms, if I have already an firearms license?

What the law says for about gun modification and building, example different stocks, muzzlebrake, flash hider, variable lenght barrels or shortening the barrel, triggers etc. Is there the difference between sport gun and the hunting gun?

 

What kind of currently practices are on shooting ranges, do I have to be a shooting club member so I could go shooting? How about hunters? Does a hunter club have own shooting ranges or are there public shooting ranges?

 

"Also, there is a restriction on the number of weapons an owner can have for each caliber. For recreational shooters, only one gun is allowed in each caliber. For professional and semi-professional shooters, a spare gun is allowed. A recreational shooter is only allowed to own four different handguns. To obtain more, documentation on extensive involvement in sport shooting is needed."

 

Same for hunting weapons or not?

 

"For shotguns and rifles, the requirement given in the weapons act is to have the firearm, or a vital part of it, securely locked away. Generally, this means an approved gun safe, securely bolted to a non-removable part of the house"

 

Hmm... I think Can I do that bolting in my rental apartment...

 

Thanks for the answer.

 

Ps.

Mandatory membership in shooting club and the police home searches seem really nasty. Even in Finland they were found to be unconstitutional... and lists of approved weapons (hunting/ipsc) and and a restriction on the number of weapons an owner can have for each caliber seem are unnecessary and stupid. Where are Fn Fal, G3 or .308 Saiga etc.??? IMO

[M67]

In short...

 

You can have one gun for each competition programme you are active in, ie. one pistol for each pistol dixipline that requires a different pistol, same for rifles, shotguns..

If you are very active you may have a spare and and possibly a .22 practice gun

 

You may have as many barrels as you wish for every "system weapon"

 

You may have 6 hunting weapons, regardless of caliber, species or whatever. To have mor you need to bee good at convincing.

 

A rifle MUST be over 84cm in its shortest configuration, and barrel be 40cm, or else...

 

Flash hiders, suppressors, muzzlebrakes whatever, do as you wish. Exeption semiautomatic, may not have a number of "nasty looking items", You may not hunt with, AR15s or other "military looking" ( ) semiauto.

 

To own weapons for competition you must be a member of appropriate organisation and document activity within said org.

For hunting, you need to have a huntig "certificate" - foreigner must be eligible for hunting at home. You must live in Norway for 5 years to be allowed to own firearm, or a confirmation from police at home (Finland) must be produced.

 

You may not hunt with a pistol or a bow, or crossbow, you may not OWN a crossbow ( ), bows are considered weapons, but not regulated. You may not own any weapon using the 12.7x99/.50BMG cartridge. (some clerks interpret this as ANY weapon of bullet diameter 12.7mm - wrong!). Anything firing more than one shot per pull of the trigger is prohibited.

 

Even if the law, and by-laws are quite clear, the different police officices tend to make their own "rules" as they like. Someplaces they follow the rules blind, someplaces the local clerk sees it as a calling to limit firearm possession. Someplaces applications are handled in one day or less, someplaces it can take 3 months.

 

 

 

K

[Hassel]

The plice ca not search your house without due cause.

They have to give a 48 hour warning, and can only check if your firearms are stored in the prescribed way.

 

No FALs unafortuanetely... but plenty other IPSC competition rifles.

[CFL]

For hunting, you need to have a huntig "certificate" - foreigner must be eligible for hunting at home.

So, a Finnish certificate is sufficient to be allowed to own firearm? Or do I need also the Norwegian hunting certificate?

 

You must live in Norway for 5 years to be allowed to own firearm, or a confirmation from police at home (Finland) must be produced.

 

What does this confirmation mean in practice? Is there some ready official paper or is the confirmation more informal? Ie. what kind of proof does police of Norway required? (clean criminal record?)

 

Even if the law, and by-laws are quite clear, the different police officices tend to make their own "rules" as they like. Someplaces they follow the rules blind, someplaces the local clerk sees it as a calling to limit firearm possession. Someplaces applications are handled in one day or less, someplaces it can take 3 months.

 

Ok, similar in Finland.

[dimex]

The police in Finland has to send your papers to the Norwegian police to confirm that you have a clean criminal record and that you are a dependable person.

 

Convictions for voilence etc. might disqualify you if they are very serious and have been comitted in the last 5 years.

[stefan]

if you are a registered hunter in in finland you should send documentation on that to the "jegerregisteret". If they accept your papers they will list you in the norwegian hunting register. Send an email to jegerregisteret@brreg.no or call +47 75 00 79 99 to ask them what kind of papers they want from people from finland.

 

When you are registered as hunter you may buy hunting weapons. Bring your jegeravgiftskort and a (preferably clean) criminal record (from the finnish police) to the local police station where you live in norway and tell them that you want to apply for a hunting weapon permit. If you own weapons in finland that you want to bring to norway rather then buying new ones that can also be arranged. Just talk to your local police ...