question for the norwegians on this forum

[Steinar]

Hei ThorAlex, I will try to answer your question in English, in respect of the forum

Well.. to own a "long arm", such as a rifle or shotgun, there are three options.
1) Take the hunters license, and give a reasonable description of your need for the weapon when applying for ownership. Be over 16 years old.. parents would have to sign if under 18.
2) Be an active shooter, member of an approved club. No requirement of how long you wound have to be registered before applying for the gun, as long as it's within your caliber "class".
3) Be a registered collector, something which is quite hard to become. For some reason, you would have to be invited into a "club" by members, show a genuine and deep interest in a type of firearm. Then you can purchase several firearms within your limits.. Like only Lugers and K98 rifles. Your house would have to be connected with a security system and firearms stored in an FG approved safe.

When it comes to pistols, there are also three options (Im excluding military home guard or army officer reasons)
1) You are an active shooter who can document participating in competitions within the same weapon "class" as you apply for. You have been trough the security lessons, are over the age of 21, has been a member of an approved club for at least 6 months, no criminal record and having the pistols stored in an FG approved safe. Also.. if you have one 9mm registered, it is not easy documenting the need for another 9mm. Usually, the shooter only get one pistol within the "gun class" he is active in.
2) You are registered gun collector (see above under long-arms)
3) You live or work in Svalbard, and need a pistol/revolver as protection against polar bears.

And Thor Alex, if your Swiss Luger is unregistered, the police does not take things like that easily these days! It would cause jail time and some 'serious' trouble.. It is not worth it, my advice for you, is to deliver the Luger in to the police. It is still a weapon amnesty today, with a special focus on all those unregistered shotguns.. I would have done it now while you still have the chance. The police can store it away for you, until you qualify for one of the reasons above or you could sell it 'live' to someone who does. ..also, they could let you have it deactivated by a gunsmith . A deactivated Luger would have about the same value when selling as a 'live one'..

..or you could sell it to me, it sure sounds like an interesting Luger


Steinar