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Thanks for the welcome guys, I'm astonished by all the knowledge on this forum.

@ Frank B ; I'll give it a go :

Here in the Netherlands we have very strict gunlaws, roughly guns are forbidden for everyone except for 3 groups;

- Government and L.E.
- Hunters.
- Sportshooters.

Very important to know is that firearms owned by hunters and sportshooters may NEVER be used for selfdefense !

First group is obvious and needs no further explanation.

Second group, hunters, are allowed to own firearms specific for hunting. Roughly said, shotguns and bolt action rifles.
Semi auto shotguns may not have a capacity over 3 cartridges, pump actions are forbidden and all other sorts of semi auto rifles are forbidden. Hunting with handguns, bows and airguns is also forbidden.
A hunter is not allowed to own more then 6 firearms.
To obtain a permit for a hunting rifle you have to follow a course of one year, you have to have huntinggrounds and last but not least, no criminal record.

Third group, Sportshooters.
To become a sportshooter and become a legal gunowner, you need to be a member of a shootingclub. The first year of the membership you may not own a firearm, so you need to hire a ( .22 LR !! ) weapon and buy ammunition from the club and train at least 18 times a year.
The second year you're allowed to buy one .22 LR weapon after a thorough background check by the state police.
And those guys are no laugh ! you had a speeding ticket last year of over 20 mph ?, bye bye permit.
After this first year of gunownership you're allowed to buy up to 5 firearms, also in larger calibers of course.
As long as you keep being a member of the club and attend to the range at least 18 times a year, and be a law abiding citizen of course.
Calibers are restricted, no larger than .50, so a Barret or a Desert Eagle in .50 AE are a no go...
Full auto or select fire are strictly prohibited, so are short barreled firearms like snubnose revolvers and assault rifles with barrel lenghts under 12 inch.
Pumpaction shotguns have also been outlawed recently.

Hunters and sportshooters need to keep their arms and ammunition in a gunsafe, seperated from each other.
A seperate gun and ammunition safe is favoured.
We get uninvited and unannounced home visits by the police to check that everything is stored in the safe according to the law.
We are not allowed to have more than 10.000 rounds of ammunition in the house.

Almost 17.000.000 people live in the Netherlands, about 70.000 of them are legitimate gunowners.

Of course there's a lot more to it, but this kinda roughly narrows it down.

Gunlaws in other EU countries differ much, some are more strict, some are more liberal.