How are Austrian Gun Laws? (With an Austrian Gun Lawyer!) 

You've never been to Austria. It's not legal for an Austrian professional to stumble.

@@mpireoutdoors5274 We also can talk hours about stuff we don't know anything about with so much confidence that even beat down Germans would start invading Poland.

It only surprises Americans who watch the fox and the gong show going on in US law atm thanks to the orange turd stinking the country up. Real lawyers would have flushed that stinky turd years ago.

you can get a pump shot gun anywhere in America. At least right now.

@@michaelgraham8854 ok? the lawyer never said you couldn't....

One of my favorite parts of gun law in Germany: a .22 lr pistol with a 5-round magazine, that's a dangerous semi-auto, you need a reason for it and it goes on the "bad boy" green permit. A .338 Lapua bolt action sniper rifle with a 30x scope, just buy it, it goes on your yellow permit with no further questions asked because it's obviously not dangerous.

@@maximilianmustermann5763 That's because the first is an evil assassin weapon, and the second is used to eliminate dangerous wildlife making all the countryside unsafe to walk in... ;)

​@@marcusott5054 On a somewhat serious note, what is the largest animal that someone could hunt in Austria? I assumed it would be bears.

@@TacticalTerry I honestly don't know. I'm not a hunter. An uneducated guess would be bear too, but very rarely. Like...newspaper artice rarely.

@@TacticalTerry you can´t hunt bears in austria. they are protected. only the gouvernment can make special individuals fair game. And there are not that mutch bears in austria to begin with. the biggest game animal is the red deer stag. the biggest dangerous are wild boar.

I am Brazilian and i agree with it, we can't imagine how my people envy your 2nd Amendment, you Americans must fight for it everyday.

Well, Austria has a high literacy rate so unlike CA/NY legislators he can read. Maybe try a version of the constitution with pictures, they might get it then?

​@@Del_SI doubt it as it's beyond wilfully ignorance even.

Honestly doesn't even matter if you support civilian gun ownership, if the constitution says "shall not be infringed" any limitation on ownership is unconstitutional. If that's a good thing or not is a matter of opinion, but whether or not it's constitutional is a fact

@@joaopedrobaggio4475if you guys get some sort of constitutional amendment make sure it’s written a little less confusingly so there’s no room for argument.

You learned what how all government are screaming children and can’t have its people standing up to them…

He has been very important for the renewal/implementation for the latest EU guidelines. He truly is a hero for Austrian Gun Owners.

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As an American viewer, I've been quite surprised at how much liberty all of you Europeans have with firearms. It doesn't sound too bad tbh. God bless, fellow firearms enthusiasts! Hope you have some good range days soon

Fantastic English! What do you own? I am a South African, we have good laws here; I can carry a pistol and I do (Glock 19 Gen 5 MOS). I love your dialect of German, it is very pleasing to hear and easy to understand; if you grew up with Bavarian neighbours :)

It's a suppressor, not a silencer.

well there are a total of 9 million people in austria ... there are like 300k registered owners and 1,1million legal registred guns. most people dont care about guns and there is realy no need for a gun !

@@brass427 who gives a fck

​@@brass427if the guy who invented the thing called it a silencer then that is what im going to call it

@@brass427 The inventor called it a silencer and the NFA calls it a silencer. Meanwhile the gun industry and gun nerds call it a suppressor. So who gives a shit tbh

But even if they fail the psycho test they can still vote in elections. So the Republican Party would still be able to win in their gerrymandered districts,

Yes, but it doesn't take a lot of effort. The test mainly consists of a few pages of paper with questions, which are then evaluated by the psychologist. The vast majority pass the test the first time.

@@CalimehChelonia The vast majority are also sane, completely normal people. The test's main function is to prevent the truly crazy from getting ahold of firearms and I think it is doing that well enough.

@@Mike_858 Yes, I think so, too.

Exact ! Also now you have a personal conversation with the Psycho - Doc . In this test and the Conversation they give some strange questions because they want found out if you are lying and trying to make you "better at you are "

Martin Bryant wasn't the first person to shoot somebody with a gun in Australia. Also, the US's homicide rate is nine time higher than Australia.

That has been the Global anti gun M.O for years, they just keep trying and trying it in the USA, but we have the 2a for now

You guys in Australia need to grow a pair stop being such loyalist to the brits and then you stand on your own and make laws for your people for law abiding citizens until then loyalist politicians will always follow the lead of the uk

Same in California.

@@ffarmchicken commiefornia you mean 😂😂😂😂

And it's only gonna get worse here in WA 👎🏽

*laughs in 30rds mag AKM :P

Yeah we're f'd at the moment

@@fastfreeks you should check out Washingtongunlaw if you haven't already. Great channel on what's going on with the gun laws in our state and what could be done about it

Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1. Here I made a video of our gun laws: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60-IdL9cGw0.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ

The funniest thing about Austria is you aren't allowed a telescoping baton with a metal tip. So they just make them with a very very hard plastic tip and that's totally legal to carry.

@@davedavids57 I think it does make a difference in wounding potential since the metal tip would likely be twice as heavy as the plastic.

@@Snarlacc no they are exactly the same. All the do is take a normal mental baton, cut the last cm off the end and replace it with hard hard plastic. Typically when you buy one the shop gives you a little bit of paper that gives you the court case reference that says it's legal (that you can give to the police if you get stopped with it).

@@davedavids57 You just said that the tip is plastic instead of steel, so it would hit quite differently. The plasic tip having less mass will have less impact energy. To be clear, I am not defending the law, just saying it makes a lot of difference if there is a heavy metal weight at the tip or not.

@@Snarlacc The only way you are going to believe me is take a look at one next time you're in Austria. It's almost like a thick coat of paint over a hammer. Making the very very tip plastic reduces the mass by about 0.001% and given the plastic doesn't deform on impact it is pretty much exactly the same.

Prayers for a less cringe Australia.

You guys got it right in the bung hole. They still treat Australia as a prison country. Take guns knife crime 10x’s

God I hope your pump actions don't get banned I heard something about that. We're going down the same toilet here in canada but we hope our next pm will fix some stuff.

Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1. Here I made a video of our gun laws: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60-IdL9cGw0.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ

@@SpecimenX-9000 yeah hopefully not, that old bastard Howard needs to take a dirt nap and shut up

EU gun law series?

Disagree. He has done some great things but also seems very OK with a lot of the restrictions.

@@micaKTM1290Because there is a fundamentally different culture of guns in Austria vs United States. Austrians view it as a duty, to own and train, as Americans it’s our god given right

This guy is as super based as Nikki Haley

He agrees with many of these restrictions because they work and serve to protect the general public. I know this leads nowhere and telling you this is pointless because probably don't care and just want to own a semi or full auto AR 15 but just take a second and look at the amount of people killed by guns in europe and compare it to the USA. We have way more people and still the USA has a more deaths related to firearms. the nr 1 leading cause of child death in the USA were firearms in 2020. @@micaKTM1290

​@@micaKTM1290 Hopefully he is. Firearms are one of the potentially most dangerous hobbies out there and as such it is in our interest to restrict those. And the restrictions are mostly perfectly reasonable: show a need, show your ability and responsibility, don't be an idiot and you will be fine.

I think it's part due to the availability. Here in Austria, seeing more than bolt actions, or bolt action rifles is relatively uncommon, because the gun culture here is a lot different and there aren't any really spicy guns on the (legal) market. (There are quite a few fudd type characters who always have all sorts of crazy weaponry locked up in their basements) Whereas in the US I feel like every 4th dude with an FFL has a machine gun or some crazy shit (which is based) so they kinda have to keep the pressure up They should just stop infringing on the 2A though, greetings from across the pond 🇦🇹

@@comradeurod9805 I believe you're a bit confused about what an FFL is. That's the license for firearms stores and manufacturers. It's outside the topic of this video. In some ways the US is actually more restrictive. For example, you might have hear of the $250 tax stamp per item required to buy a silencer. Over a century ago that was effectively "ban", but inflation has changed things. There are also crazy things like where a pistol with a stock, like a Luger, also require that tax stamp. The current time for the government to process the paperwork is about a year. The largest difference is that the way "grandfathered in" items are handled. Outright preventing the sale of any property by an individual is both vastly unpopular and potentially unconstitutional without the government paying for the item. I'm simplifying, but while individuals can own fully automatic firearms, the gun must have been registered with the government before 1986,and they must get one of those tax stamps. They're rare enough that we're talking thousands of dollars for the crappiest fully automatic you have ever seen.

Your entire nation has built it's political system on "gotcha" moments...that means that the only option left is to oppose absolutely everything the other side wants

I would assume it is mostly because of lots of lobbying by Steyr and Glock

@@comradeurod9805 Considering that the 2A never had anything to do with private citizens having firearms it is a revisionist argument the firearm regulation infringes on the 2A. And we do have quite a bit of the spicy stuff floating around, we just have a far more reasonable attitude when it comes to firearms. (Ich brauch 18 jährige die mit ar-15 ohne jede Ausbildung krieger im wald spielen ungefähr so sehr wie 16 jährige Autofahrer mit einem halben tag training und einem auto ohne pickerl brauch)

Thank god the EU streamlined the process for middle easteners to get the EU citizenship easier in other countries. Now they can easily arm themselves here and destroy Europe faster. "Fellow citizens" my ah. Europe never operated on calling anyone "a citizen" only.

I think he said "the beautiful blond swedish mother, who is champion in rifle IPSC"! 🙂

@@AustrianJager yes but he didnt mention her lobbying

I'm guessing because Austria controls other factors like poverty and social exclusion. It takes the good parts of free market capitalism while also funding education and social programs for the unemployed.

Die USA werken mehr als ein Kontinent, ein riesiger Schmelztiegel. Die gewalttätigen Probleme tauchen immer wieder in den linksgeführten (d. h. strenge Waffenkontrolle und Gangs, denen die wurst ist) Städten auf. Amerikaner mit Waffenpässen (d. h. Waffentragbewilligungen) gelten als die allergesetzestreuste Demografie im Lande-beträchtlich höher als Polizisten. Also man kann Österreich mit Amerika gar nicht 1:1 vergleichen. Eher mal Honduras (ein Waffenkontrollenparadies) mit der Schweiz oder Österreich vergleichen. Das beiseite, Folgendes bitte merken: “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” - Thomas Jefferson. Das ist die durch Blut und Generationen von Erfahrungen geprägte Denkweise von uns Amis. Wir sind keine Untertanen, und wir bitten nicht um willkürliche Erlaubnis; wir _bestehen_ drauf, frei zu sein. Europäische, asiatische und südamerikanische (u. a.) Regierungen haben tragischerweise rund 260 Millionen unschuldige Zivilisten im 20. Jahrhundert schlichtweg gemetzelt (Demozid)-aber zuerst haben sie ihre jeweiligen Völker schrittweise entwaffnet. Entwaffnung ließen wir uns hierzulande nicht gefallen. Es mag schon anders in Ihrer Praxis sein, aber die 1:1 Logik, die zu Ihrer Schlussfolgerung führt - obwohl Sie sie nur leicht und höflich andeuten - ist einfach falsch. Siehe mal die Veröffentlichungen von den fachkundigen Kriminologen und Forschern Dr. Gary Kleck, Dr. John Lott, Jr. und Mark W. Smith, Esq.

Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1. Here I made a video of our gun laws: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60-IdL9cGw0.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ

Its less restrictive than the laws in some US states.

@@fixinggood4595 well as an American that lives in one of the least restrictive states in the country it’s to restrictive for my liking

The best thing about Austria is we have far far far less import restrictions than you do in the US. Namely no 922r which means many types of guns never make it to the US. Also you don't have the fantastic Chinese stuff which is super cheap. Also we don't have the NFA so no silly SBR rules for us.

Assuming the criminals aren't better armed.

When he described "justifiable need" that really got to me, as that (was) the may issue scheme prior to Bruen...

I watch American gun channels because it seems strange to me that just because you are born you are "entitled to own a gun" (in some states and i have nothing against it, its just different mentality)

New Jersey, you can't even own a baby gun without a firearm registration.

Yeah shall issue And literally 2nd amedment Is good.

There is no human living in CA or NY. Fk em.

Yes ...the police hate to do these controls....they have more important things to do than bother law abiding citizens

Pretty much, yes. Donuts aren't as popular here. We are cookie, cake and strudel people. 😁

@@JS-bv9nm Interestingly, that type of thing varies greatly in the US. Being friendly and white in a rural state I'd generally agree with you. However, the police are granted many powers and afforded ludicrous leeway by the court despite there being no national certification or similar. Meaning it's a common career for bullies. It's to the point where our courts have held that police are allowed to administer IQ tests and not hire anyone who scores too high. Plus they're often rewarded for making "busts" and many departments are found to have illegal quotas.

word! ​@@arthurmoore9488

Because an AR-15 is 1,000 euro cheaper is the other Austrian answer.

And it has a way better trigger, says another austrian

Well gentlemen, as a Canadian, you're somewhat fortunate if you're enjoying either

B2w the punishments vor violations of the austrian gun laws, for things like carrying without a license or illegal posession of a gun are pretty mild compared to the US. The maximum prison sentence is either one or two years but if you have no other offences you could get away with a fine or a suspended sentence in most cases. But you can lose your gun rights and it is difficult and takes many years to get them back in such a case.

It's similar in Germany where you can have as many barrels/slides as you want for one gun, as long as they are the same, or a smaller caliber as the originally registered gun. So i.e. you have a Sig X5 in .45 ACP and you can get a 9x19 and a .22 lr exchange barrel/slide for that gun as "accessories". They need to be registered, but they don't take up a slot on your permit. Or you can get a 10" Norlite pcc system for a Glock and it still counts as just one Glock pistol. We can't get additional lowers/grips just like that though. They have to be registered, too (although still not as a "gun" but as an essential part of a gun).

And that includes driving a car. Thank god for automatic transmissions ...

Let's not be silly - driving manual is not difficult hahahah@@thesep1967

Do you listen to the point? Having to qualify is a good thing because it reduces your liability if anything happens.

We need to ban the atf next we already banned their permission slips everywhere thwt isnt a liberallt dystopian nightmare. Like cali where you can riot but damned you if you have a semi automatic with a 30 round magazine. They protect rioters against the innocent

NOPE!!! BUT, I pay 250.00 for an out of state deer tag to Tennessee, and I OWN THE LAND I HUNT ON!!! Sooo....1k ain't THAT far off taking into account my Ohio licenses as well...

$1000 for a safety course and lifetime hunting license doesn't seem unfair

​@@gypo_gault I think one issue is that a tax on a constitutional right is suspicious. Imagine needing a $1000 permit to talk in public because words can be dangerous.

@@Adam_Wilde we are forced to buy hunting licenses here. In Oklahoma where I live a combo lifetime hunting and fishing license is $775. I don't really see the difference

Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1. Here I made a video of our gun laws: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60-IdL9cGw0.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ

G'day Graham, didn't expect to find you here! Lifetime member here with the natty metal member card. Always think if I get shot in the ass I have a 1 in 2 chance of that card stopping it dead. Keep up the good fight.

will do! @@nunyabeeswax2575

Deep down they are when he shows up to usa if you told him he never had to go back if you let him buy a fully automatic he sure would. The reason we camt is because people are doing too much following krders obeyingnand complying just like with the mustache man.

Non issue for non residents though, and no reciprocity. Gotta fix that!

Fun fact 2: You need a category B license for a 10/22 but you could pick up a Cheytac M-200 (if it were available) three days after your 18th birthday as a category C gun. If I'm not mistaken, .408 CT is the upper caliber limit (after somebody filed a lawsuit). .50 BMG is category A since it is considered to be "armor piercing".

Yeah, the story "oh they banned it because of Pumgun-Ronny" is just bullshit. We had quite a few shootings with pump-actions before the ban.

And it's so safe there. Almost no murders ...

@@thesep1967 So there aren't murders in the U.S? Chicago? NY?

Aren't self defense laws extremely strict there? You can go to prison for hurting an intruder, or so I've heard.

@@manuelp7472 no not really. I would say its some of the best there is

@@thesep1967 it's not safe in SA because of george floyd's and wakandians , not because of guns :)

But shooting only a special ranges and more restrictions.

It's the same in Austria. Just really hard to get. Strangely enough virtually every European nation has some exceptions that allow collectors to have full auto stuff. With very very strict rules though.

The ATF is actively going after privately made receivers and require gunsmiths to etch serial numbers on receivers without serial numbers. Not to mention the online searchable "database" they have and the scanning of paper copies in FFLs. Do you believe there is not a registry in the US?

Yes, every legal firearm is registered, and we're fine with it. Our country wasn't built under the sole premise that the government might try to take our guns (again), so there's no fear of the government trying to take the guns.

You don't understand, when Jesus wrote the 2nd amendment, it became god-given and therefore Murica! At least that's what I'm being told.

@@maximilianmustermann5763 Wait. You mean there's a possibility that that's not exactly how it happened?

I feel safer here without a gun than I would ever feel in America...

@@NovelPhoinixTheSecond Yeah, I do too. And that doesn't even have anything to with firearms. 😁

Only if your an Austria man. Also if you chose to do civil service then the ban is for 15 years only.

>You carry a gun to the christmas market >Then you talk to psychiatrist It doesn't say you get a regular check up. - So what you want is: School pooper goes to school with his favorite goon and then gets a mental check up, after getting taking in by police and a few people unalived in the process That is already the case... what would change with your plan? - What's more: When 13% of the population commit 52% of violent crime, what would you do to stop them? Nothing. You do nothing, and you are happy to have done nothing - because "le racism bad". You wanna send those people to mental checkups too? Of course not.

Yeah, all you have to do is take a course? Everyone should be doing that anyway on their own free will.

Talk to a psychiatrist is the worst idea ever! It’s all an infringement, why can’t people read today? It’s all about how they feel and not what is lawful.

@@CustomWeldingandFab it is about making sure those who would abuse weapons dont get it. It is a different view. Having a gun is a duty.

@@michaeltschuertzoh I’m aware of the nice intentions. But yet blind people continue to vote. Anything you give up to the govt you lose automatically. Those nice intentions will be used against good people, as we see today. It says “shall not be infringed” for a reason. feelings don’t matter

9mm ;)

Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1. Here I made a video of our gun laws: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-60-IdL9cGw0.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ