juggler40 wrote:Hi All,
I've seen a firearm for sale in WA which is classed as an antique in Victoria, I understand paying for post and dealers fee's and that is fine. However I'm unsure of the process of acquiring it. I don't yet have my licence and have heard that importing firearms from interstate requires it be registered.
Is this true or does anyone have any experience buying antique guns from interstate?
Cheers
Is the firearm licenced in WA as a firearm or is it being sold as an unlicenced antique (I don't recall the WA laws regarding non-firearms)? Having lived in WA for 28 years I'd be surprised if they even have unlicenced antiques, for a long time antiques were very commonly still being used under their old "high-power/low-power" firearm laws, anything blackpowder, rimfire, shotgun, pistol chamberings, or modern rifle chamberings up to .223 (I think) was considered low-power". If it's being sold as an antique then it should be able to simply be mailed directly to you, but I would confirm that first.
If it's licenced as a firearm, to buy it you pay for it and supply your dealer's details (licence number and address) and the WA dealer sends the firearm to your dealer. How your dealer goes about delicencing it I don't know, your dealer may be able to explain that side of it. Otherwise he can store it for you until you have your firearm licence then he can transfer it to you. If you think you might ever want to actually fire it I would just leave it registered as a firearm.
It will want to be very cheap as WA has horrendous prices for shipping firearms now apparently.
