How many firearms allowed for self defence

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Waldo R

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Was just wondering. for self defence how many firearms are you allowed to own in your guys states. Been reading on the forum and looks like most of you guys own few more than one firearm. Here in south africa we only allowed one firearm for self defence and then say one for sport shooting, one for hunting etc. Then on avarage you wait over two years to recieve your licence thats if it doesn't get denied. Is that more or less how it works over there?
 
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At this time, I only have 167 guns for self defense but have bids in on a couple more and looking at a nice piece at a local store I may buy.

Now I only carry one gun at a time but I change up from time to time.
 
In Arkansas the only restriction on carry guns can happen if you qualify with a revolver when qualifying for your permit. If you qualify with a revolver that's then that's all you can carry legally. If you qualify with a semi auto you can carry either a revolver or semi auto or both.

As far as the number of hand guns you can own that is only controlled by your desire and your check book.
 
Things are a lot different here. We can have as many guns as we can afford and it took a total of 2 1/2 weeks to get my CWP
 
In PA I can own as many as I want and carry as many as I want. We don't have to list on our carry permit the guns we are permitted to carry. I think it took about a month to receive my permit but in PA I don't have to take a course, like I did for VA and FL.
 
We don't have to catagorize firearms to different tasks the way that you apparently have to do there in South Africa. In some states you have to list the firearms you might carry on the permit, or are limited to having just one firearm on your person (New Mexico has that restriction, for example)however Kansas isn't one of them and, with a CCH permit you may carry concealed on your person however many handguns you feel like.
 
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I Texas you may own as many as you like and you may carry as many as you like, as long as you can conceal them.
 
You guys are so lucky over there. Things are way different here when it comes to firearms. And with our new firearm law where you have to re-apply for your licence most people handed in their guns to be destroyed. When you apply for a licence or permit can you guys get denied for that licence if they feel your reason to wanting it isn't good enough?
 
In most of the states if you can own a handgun getting a CCW permit is not restricted. Have a few states where it is difficult and a couple of the bigger cities in those states are almost impossible.
 
Waldo R said:
You guys are so lucky over there. Things are way different here when it comes to firearms. And with our new firearm law where you have to re-apply for your licence most people handed in their guns to be destroyed. When you apply for a licence or permit can you guys get denied for that licence if they feel your reason to wanting it isn't good enough?
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Here in florida personal self defense is the only reason you have to give.
 
Waldo R said:
When you apply for a licence or permit can you guys get denied for that licence if they feel your reason to wanting it isn't good enough?
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Not in Michigan.

Sounds like you guys are headed for tyranny and perhaps some mass ethnic killing in your country. South Africa sounds like a good place to be from.
 
Alabama requires no violent crimes in background check, 20 bucks (annually) and a weeks wait from the Sheriffs Dept.
 
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Here in florida personal self defense is the only reason you have to give.
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Maine, like other "shall issue" states doesn't require a reason. You apply and as long as you're not disqualified by your background check you get it. And, because Maine is still in America, we can have all the guns we want and carry them too.

Sorry to hear how it is in S.A., sounds a lot like New York, Chicago, and California.
 
well I can legally carry as many as it takes for the weight of em all to knock me over, I generally only carry one to two, but if I have to go to a rough spot in town I will carry 3, my 1911, my SW99 in .40, and my 638 with +p loads, better to have them and not need them right?
 
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Here in florida personal self defense is the only reason you have to give.
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In S.A. you have to add a motivational letter with reasons why your wanting a firearm for self defence, yet you cannot use the word self defence in there or your application will get denied. We had a case where the dad owned a firearm and when his daughter applied she got denied. reason being was that because she still staying at home her father can defend her.
 
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