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Gun laws in Australia became a political issue in the 1980s. Low levels of violent crime through much of the 20th century kept levels of public concern about firearms low. In the last two decades of the century, following several high profile multiple murders and a media campaign, the Australian government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments. A common misconception is that firearms are illegal in Australia and that no individual may possess them. Although it is true that Australia has tough firearms laws, rifles and shotguns (both of which include semi-automatics), as well as handguns, are all legal. As of 2015 about 815,000 people had a gun licence in Australia and there were around 3.5 to 5.5 million Registered Firearms in Australia, with an estimated 1 to 6 million illegal firearms. Most people own and use firearms for purposes such as hunting, controlling feral animals, collecting, security work, and target shooting. Firearm ownership in Australia is increasing, for example the state Tasmania has more guns per capita with an average of 1 gun every 4 people or one gun every family household, followed by the Northern Territory with 1 gun every 5 people. ==Australian firearm laws== State laws regulate the ownership, possession and use of firearms in Australia. These laws were largely aligned in 1996 by the National Firearms Agreement. Anyone wishing to possess or use a firearm must have a firearms licence and, with some exceptions, be over the age of 12. Owners must have secure storage for their firearms. Before 1996, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia had different laws, in Queensland, New South Wales, and Tasmania long guns were not registered; owners of firearms were required to be licensed from 1988, and licences were introduced for long guns in Tasmania in 1991. Western Australia and the Northern Territory had tight restrictions, especially on centrefire semi-automatic firearms. Since 1996 all States subscribe to the National Firearms Agreement (NFA), which was instituted through the Australian Police Ministers Council (APMC) with the cooperation of all states. Each firearm in Australia must be registered to the owner by serial number except firearms manufactured before 1 Jan 1901 which in some cases are exempt from a serial number registration or exempt from registration altogether. Some states allow an owner to store or borrow another person's registered firearm of the same category. Imitation guns are classified as "prohibited weapons" in Victoria, and possession is liable to 10 years jail, as per sentencing guidelines. The Australian state and territory laws relating to regulation of weapons are:〔(Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Australia )〕 * New South Wales: Firearms Act 1996, Weapons Prohibition Act 1998, and associated regulations * Victoria: Firearms Act 1996, Control of Weapons Act 1990, and associated regulations * Queensland: Weapons Act 1990 and associated regulations * Western Australia: Firearms Act 1973 and associated regulations * South Australia: Firearms Act 1977 and associated regulations * Tasmania: Firearms Act 1996 and associated regulations * Northern Territory: Firearms Act and associated regulations * Australian Capital Territory: Firearms Act 1996, Prohibited Weapons Act 1996, and associated regulations At the federal level, the importation of firearms is subject to the restrictions in Regulation 4F and Schedule 6 of the Customs (Prohibited Goods) Regulations 1956 (Cth). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gun laws in Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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