Bouler added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

Interstingly, one cannot carry a long gun such as rifle or shotgun
in the open or concealed, barrel length is limited to 20" or more
so sawed-off shotguns are illegal about everywhere, and one cannot
even throw a long gun into their rear seat. It must be either
disassembledd or stored in a secure case in the trunk of the
vehicle or other wise not easily visible from outside the vehicle.
What makes this such a peculiar law is that NO permit is required
to buy a long-gun except to fill out an application at the store
and show a simple photo ID.

I never can get a licence, only when I am a member of a
"shootingclub". But I'm not so fond of guns.

In Michigan prior to maybe 8 years ago, a private citizen had to show a
legitimate need for firearm protection because of their line of work.
For example, a free lance PI (Private Investigator), someone who works
for a company that may be attacked and needs a privately owned weapon,
or similar things. They just didn't let any yahoo carry a Dirty Harry
around. But, Republican Gov. John Engler who was a big believer in the
presumed 2nd Amendment's right to "keep and bear arms" took advantage
of a friendly legislature to push through a general leniency of the
permit to buy a handgun and a FAR more lenient law, the one I already
talked about, for getting a CCW. I make no comment on what he did, but
suffice to say that we are now in the same position as traditional gun
states such as the Far West and Old South.

So, do I interpret your brief comment to basically mean that The
Netherlands has a much stricter law to obtain a CCW license, maybe like
Michigan used to have?

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HP, aka Jerry

"If it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck"