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Shooting in Norway
Norway has a population of 5 million people. The shooting sports and hunting have more participants than any other pastime except football. There are 440 000 holders of a firearms permit and there are approximately 1.2 million registered firearms in the country.[1] Most of these guns are used for hunting or target shooting.
Hunting
In 2014 there were 464 000 persons registered as hunters,[2] 195 000 of these purchased a hunting license at a cost of NOK 389.[3] A 30 hour course must be attended and a written examination must be passed before a person can be registered as a hunter and allowed to hunt. Only persons who are on the register of hunters will be granted a permit for a hunting gun[4] and only long firearms are allowed for hunting.[5] Any shotgun, single shot rifle or repeating rifle is allowed for hunting but only certain semi-auto rifles may be used.[6] [7] A hunter may possess up to six guns for hunting. Good reason has to be shown when applying for a permit for the seventh and subsequent guns.[8]
References
- ^ Official report NOU 2011:19 p. 26
- ^ Number of registered hunters
- ^ Price of a hunting licence (Jegeravgiftskort)
- ^ Hunter safety course (Jegerprøven)
- ^ Types of hunting guns permitted
- ^ Hunting regulations (Jaktforskriften) §§. 15 – 17
- ^ Official commentary on hunting regulations (Jaktforskriften) ch. 5
- ^ Firearms regulations (Våpenforskriften) §. 12