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Is this the American Experience?

I live in Australia and I recently moved state.
Australia has six states and one territory, with slightly different laws applying to the road rules and so on.

I was a pistol shooter in my old state, the process of obtaining my handgun license took almost two years, you have to be accepted by the club, be a member for at least six months and pass a gun safety course, practical course and written test.

Then you can buy certain calibre guns, after waiting up to 28 days and only through a dealer.

You have to keep it at home in a safe with 3 mm thick walls, with an alarm you have to be able to respond to 24 hours a day or monitored with a camera to a hard drive in another location.

Then you can only take the gun back to the range to take part in an official competition.

Of which you have to compete in a minimum number a year or the police come looking for you!

You can’t take it into the woods to shoot at stuff.

Anyway l am in a new state and enquiring about getting a handgun license, (they aren’t transferable).

Even more difficult AND you have to be fingerprinted as well.

I personally draw the line at this….

Do any American states have such strict requirements?

Which state is the strictest?
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ArtieKat · M
[quote]AND you have to be fingerprinted as well.

I personally draw the line at this….[/quote]

Are you for real? Why would any sane person seeking to own a lethal weapon not want to prove his or her identity?
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat My question is about the American States, is this proposed there as well?
Could you please advise me of identify documents which require fingerprints as “proof of identity”…
ArtieKat · M
@Vetrov I'm in England so I have no idea what the legal requirements are in either the US or Australia. I was merely responding to your comment
[quote]Anyway l am in a new state and enquiring about getting a handgun license, (they aren’t transferable).

Even more difficult AND you have to be fingerprinted as well.

I personally draw the line at this….[/quote]
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat
Would you want to be fingerprinted in order to receive a car license, healthcare card, passport or any identification documents
ArtieKat · M
@Vetrov I wouldn't object - and you're sounding more and more like the sort of person who shouldn't be trusted with lethal weapons.

The Australian system seems to work fine as far as I'm aware.
@Vetrov [quote]Would you want to be fingerprinted in order to receive a car license, healthcare card, passport or any identification documents[/quote]
That is required for identification documents in the Netherlands and I don't see why that would be a problem for a law abiding citizen.
@Vetrov A false equivalency regarding vehicle licensing, etc.
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat
Do you have a questionnaire?
🤔
ArtieKat · M
@Vetrov A questionnaire for what? I don't understand your question.
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat
I'm sounding "more and more" like a person who shouldn't have lethal weapons?

Explain?

Send me your checklist!

Maybe you guessed from my avatar I'm Jewish?
ArtieKat · M
@Vetrov What's your religion or race got to do with your paranoia about providing proof of your identity?
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat
And niow you are back peddling
ArtieKat · M
@Vetrov I have no idea what you're talking about. If you want a fight, I suggest you beat yourself up.
OliRos · 18-21, F
@ArtieKat 😂😂😂
Vetrov · 61-69, M
@ArtieKat Do you advise other strangers?