Cross border Firearms regulations

So much for our "uniform" gun laws.

Some are more uniform than others.

Gday Kim,

Im looking at going west with a gun around Christmas and it sounds like dont!!!
Any ideas?

Cheers Hairy

IF you have a legitimate reason to travel interstate with registered firearms and you ARE licenced accordingly, then it is ADVISEABLE to call into a Police Station in the State to which you have travelled as soon as practicable and present yourself and firearms along with appropriate paperwork to the on duty P.O. who will after said inspection advise you of your responsibilities re safe storage (as required by said Act and that usually means a gun safe affixed to your vehicle) with SEPERATE safe/secure storage for ALL ammunition. If you are thinking of taking a firearm for protection/self defense, think long and hard as it's unlikely that ANY State will allow you to do so. Yeah yeah, I know, wild bull camels, rampant stallions, randy bulls, heard them all before. Many if not all States now require that you have written permission prior to venturing onto any property for hunting reasons. A permit for such may also be required in some cases. Check with the authorities and each State. As for uniform Firearms Laws in every State, forget about it as so far each State has seen fit to go their separate ways according to influence/pressure received from relevant lobby groups. It's very all politically influenced.

Having carried a highpowered rifle acros three states (W.A.,N.Territory and Queensland) for the purpose of hunting on many occasions,I too have enquired many times as to the regulations crossing borders and have got as many different replys as enquiries.I think it is a very grey area as far as the police in each state are conscerned but one thing is very clear and that is the firearm must be currently licenced and permission must be obtained to shoot on private property, both of which Icomply with and have letters from the relavent station owners.Iasked the owner of a well known gunshop about securing the firearm and he told me that as long as it out of site in a locked vehicle with amunition seperately hidden there would be no problem.I know coming into W.A. requires a permit from owners in other states as the gun laws here are the strictest of all.Hope this does not confuse further.