You should post that picture of your gear again so he can see how badass you are.
How about I post this instead. Because it's relevant to what I said and the thread:
Despite a significant portion of the population owning and using firearms, they are rarely ever seen outside the
settings of their uses, such as in marksmanship or biathlon meets or during hunting seasons.
Permits and requirements
Norway has some of the strictest gun control laws around today. It is only possible to obtain permission to own
a weapon by having officially documented a use for the gun with the local police and taken extensive training
relevant to the intended use of the weapon. Generally, this falls into two categories: hunting and sports shooting.
The first step to owning a firearm in Norway is to get a Våpenkort – a firearm permit that is specific to what you
plan to use the firearm for.
For hunters, it is required to complete a 30-hour course, and pass an exam that covers a variety of topics such
as responsible gun handling, and the environmental impacts of hunting.
Once the course is completed and exam passed all that is left to do is to register with the government and
receive a hunting license. This license needs to be renewed each year by paying a fee, and in some cases,
spending a day at a certified firing range.
Hunting in Norway
For a hunter that wishes to purchase a firearm, the hunting license is brought to the police station, where it is
required to fill out an application to purchase the proper firearm for the type of hunting one wishes to do. After
the application is evaluated and approved, the applicant can take the returned form to the store and make
their purchase.
Sport and competitive shooting
The qualification for a permit can be considered slightly easier for sports shooting but requires more time and
training.
Anyone interested in shooting competitively or recreationally as part of a gun club must enroll in a firearm safety
course that lasts at least nine hours and pass an exam – although this differs than the exam hunters take as it
primarily handles on firearm safety.
The passing of the test results in acceptance to the approved gun club, and a license for competition.
While the hunters can obtain their firearm relatively quickly, sports shooters must prove their intentions to compete
by actively training or competing in the gun club of their choice. This means regular attendance (at least 15 times)
at gun club training over the course of six months.
After six months, the applicant may apply for weapon ownership. The license and a written recommendation from
the gun club president are brought to the police station, and the type of competition class is filled out on the
application.
Types of guns owned in Norway
Because of the laws and the culture of firearms, there is a fairly limited variety of guns in Norway. Rifles and shotguns
make up the bulk of civilian-owned weapons in Norway as they are used for hunting. Handguns can also be found in
Norway, generally used by competitive and sports shooters that belong to gun clubs.
Fully automatic weapons, some semiautomatic weapons, and firearms disguised as other objects are banned under
the law. Certain types of weapons not covered by the Firearms Act’s definition of firearms, such as stun guns, are
also generally banned.
Storage and ammunition
The law for storage of firearms is also quite strict in Norway. For shotguns and rifles, it is required to have the firearm,
or a vital part of the firearm, to be securely locked away in an approved gun safe, securely bolted to a non-removable
part of the house.
The police are allowed to make a home inspection of the safe. An inspection must be announced more than 48 hours
in advance, and the police are only allowed to see the safe and make sure it is legally installed.
Ammunition is only sold to persons with a valid weapon license. Unless given special dispensation, no more than
10,000 rounds of ammunition can be stored at a time.
New regulations
Norway plans to
ban semi-automatic firearms as of 2021. The ban would require current owners of semi-automatic
weapons to hand them over to the government, as well as prohibiting future sales.
https://www.lifeinnorway.net/gun-ownership-in-norway/
