How are Austrian Gun Laws? (With an Austrian Gun Lawyer!)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- In this video, American Gun Lawyer, James Reeves, interviews Dr. Raoul Wagner, a famous Austrian gun lawyer and European gun rights champion, about Austrian gun laws. They engage in a detailed discussion about the specifics of Austrian gun laws, offering insights into how they differ from American regulations. Dr. Wagner, with his extensive knowledge and experience in the field, provides a thorough overview of the legal landscape surrounding firearms in Austria. This video is a must-watch for anyone interested in the intricacies of gun legislation, the comparison between American and Austrian gun laws, and the broader implications for gun rights and regulation. Dive into this engaging conversation to expand your understanding of international firearms laws.
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As an austrian police officer and gun-enthusiast myself, I can't thank you enough for making this video, James. Despite the fact that it probably won't be very popular among your american viewers. It is truly an easy to understand depiction of the somewhat confusing austrian gun laws and was my personal introduction to Dr. Wagner whom I'm now very thankful for, for everything he has done for the austrian and european gun community - 10/10
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@@AcENecro2000 Kannst nicht Nutzernamen/Channel ID in den Kanaleinstellunge (am Rechner, nicht am Smartphone) ändern? 😁
As an American viewer, I've been quite surprised at how much liberty all of you Europeans have with firearms. It doesn't sound too bad tbh. God bless, fellow firearms enthusiasts! Hope you have some good range days soon
Fantastic English! What do you own?
I am a South African, we have good laws here; I can carry a pistol and I do (Glock 19 Gen 5 MOS). I love your dialect of German, it is very pleasing to hear and easy to understand; if you grew up with Bavarian neighbours :)
The lawyer is explaining it all very well and concise. Gotta respect it. No stumbling, just facts.
You've never been to Austria. It's not legal for an Austrian professional to stumble.
@@mpireoutdoors5274 We also can talk hours about stuff we don't know anything about with so much confidence that even beat down Germans would start invading Poland.
It only surprises Americans who watch the fox and the gong show going on in US law atm thanks to the orange turd stinking the country up. Real lawyers would have flushed that stinky turd years ago.
you can get a pump shot gun anywhere in America. At least right now.
@@michaelgraham8854 ok? the lawyer never said you couldn't....
Thanks for the video James, truly hurts that an EU/Austrian lawyer is agreeing that gun laws in CA and NY are unconstitutional lmao.
I am Brazilian and i agree with it, we can't imagine how my people envy your 2nd Amendment, you Americans must fight for it everyday.
Well, Austria has a high literacy rate so unlike CA/NY legislators he can read. Maybe try a version of the constitution with pictures, they might get it then?
@@Del_SI doubt it as it's beyond wilfully ignorance even.
Honestly doesn't even matter if you support civilian gun ownership, if the constitution says "shall not be infringed" any limitation on ownership is unconstitutional. If that's a good thing or not is a matter of opinion, but whether or not it's constitutional is a fact
@@joaopedrobaggio4475if you guys get some sort of constitutional amendment make sure it’s written a little less confusingly so there’s no room for argument.
Foreign gun law has no bearing on my life and I'm just enough of a nerd to love learning about it.
Austria god those 1935 gun laws still
Foreign gun laws do affect us, as they are used as "evidence" that those laws work, and anti gunners use this to push further restrictions and eventually complete confiscation. It's not something I consider as a major issue, but a blanket statement like "Foreign laws have no bearing" os simply not factual.
The only bearing that our laws in Europe should have on you - should be in to more appreciating the freedoms you guys have - never give them up!
I was impressed with the seeming reasonableness of the judges in Austria. A stark contrast to the entrenched ideology in US courts.
What’s crazy is the Czech Republic may have actually better gun laws than the us lol they don’t see a difference from a full auto ar to semi ar is ar I love it
Always the best part of our gun laws: Pumpgun bad... Semi-auto Shotgun...sure why not XD
One of my favorite parts of gun law in Germany: a .22 lr pistol with a 5-round magazine, that's a dangerous semi-auto, you need a reason for it and it goes on the "bad boy" green permit. A .338 Lapua bolt action sniper rifle with a 30x scope, just buy it, it goes on your yellow permit with no further questions asked because it's obviously not dangerous.
@@maximilianmustermann5763 That's because the first is an evil assassin weapon, and the second is used to eliminate dangerous wildlife making all the countryside unsafe to walk in... ;)
@@marcusott5054 On a somewhat serious note, what is the largest animal that someone could hunt in Austria? I assumed it would be bears.
@@TacticalTerry I honestly don't know. I'm not a hunter. An uneducated guess would be bear too, but very rarely. Like...newspaper artice rarely.
@@TacticalTerry you can´t hunt bears in austria. they are protected. only the gouvernment can make special individuals fair game. And there are not that mutch bears in austria to begin with. the biggest game animal is the red deer stag. the biggest dangerous are wild boar.
This man is a hero. Unsung, totally a hero. This is one of the most informative interviews I've seen on any gun channel. James seriously thank you.
You learned what how all government are screaming children and can’t have its people standing up to them…
He has been very important for the renewal/implementation for the latest EU guidelines. He truly is a hero for Austrian Gun Owners.
I feel as if a Lever Action Shotgun could make a comeback in Austria.
Not really.
They've been available for ages, but are category B. So you need an owners permit, and then they take up a spot (you only get 2 spots = 2 cat. B firearms at first).
So almost nobody is interested. And the short 1887 (Terminator 2) is too short, therefore illegal anyway.
Repeating and semi Auto shotguns are in the same Category, so you might aswell go with the semi auto
The amount of things this man has accomplished is remarkable. What a great advocate for Austrian firearms owners
Well, after watching I can see why this guy has had such success. He's a very concise and effective speaker. Wish we had more like him here. Fantastic interview James!
Government: Silencers should be illegal, you don't need them!
Austrian Lawyer: Firearms cause hearing damage without a silencer when hunting....
Government: Okay fair enough, they should be legal!
Me: Jealous because our courts don't work that easy.
Only legal with a hunting licence...
But still, at least something.
The courts around here straight-up cite action movies as evidence for banning suppressors. It's insane.
It's not that simple. He firstly convinced a judge which was responsible for conceding someone the permit on basis of Need.
Convincing the judge only helps getting through the files on his desk.
Getting the TV report made however, led the parliament to reconsider amending the law.
@@LN997-i8x I think action movies are the main cause of most firearms laws these days. I am 100% sure that pistol-grip shotguns are only banned in Germany because they looked cool in Terminator. Nobody ever used a pistol-grip shotgun for any crime in Germany. However one crazy psycho school shooter had a pistol-grip shotgun with him. He didn't use it though, he shot some people with a pistol. But then they banned the pistol-grip shotgun because of Arnie in Terminator.
tbh, the Austrian way sounds extremely shady.... "it might cause hearing damage" sounds like a terrible excuse.
It's kinda messed up they ban the pump shotguns and not the Ronald Regan masks😅
Except for some reasons as health, culture art or sport, it is illegal to cover your face in public in a way, that you can´t be identified anymore in Austria (§ 2 of the act against face covering). So, you must not walk around in public in Austria with a Ronald Reagan mask.
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12:00 There is one very important thing he missed in the heat of the moment about the category B license: Anyone who does not have a hunting license also needs to pass a psychological check by a psycho-doc who is certified to do that specific check.
The intent behind this is to make as sure as possible that obvious (or even a little less obvious) psychos don't get a permit.
But even if they fail the psycho test they can still vote in elections. So the Republican Party would still be able to win in their gerrymandered districts,
Yes, but it doesn't take a lot of effort. The test mainly consists of a few pages of paper with questions, which are then evaluated by the psychologist. The vast majority pass the test the first time.
@@CalimehChelonia The vast majority are also sane, completely normal people. The test's main function is to prevent the truly crazy from getting ahold of firearms and I think it is doing that well enough.
@@Mike_858 Yes, I think so, too.
Exact ! Also now you have a personal conversation with the Psycho - Doc . In this test and the Conversation they give some strange questions because they want found out if you are lying and trying to make you "better at you are "
2 things I want to add:
1) Austria is great for bladed weapons, almost nothing is illegal. Love the automatic knives myself.
2) For cathegory C weapons there is a weird thing, if you don't have a "Waffenbesitzkarte" you can't get FMJ ammo for any militarily used calibre. You can't buy FMJ .308, but you could get 7x64 FMJ.
The funniest thing about Austria is you aren't allowed a telescoping baton with a metal tip. So they just make them with a very very hard plastic tip and that's totally legal to carry.
@@davedavids57 I think it does make a difference in wounding potential since the metal tip would likely be twice as heavy as the plastic.
@@Snarlacc no they are exactly the same. All the do is take a normal mental baton, cut the last cm off the end and replace it with hard hard plastic. Typically when you buy one the shop gives you a little bit of paper that gives you the court case reference that says it's legal (that you can give to the police if you get stopped with it).
@@davedavids57 You just said that the tip is plastic instead of steel, so it would hit quite differently. The plasic tip having less mass will have less impact energy. To be clear, I am not defending the law, just saying it makes a lot of difference if there is a heavy metal weight at the tip or not.
@@Snarlacc The only way you are going to believe me is take a look at one next time you're in Austria. It's almost like a thick coat of paint over a hammer. Making the very very tip plastic reduces the mass by about 0.001% and given the plastic doesn't deform on impact it is pretty much exactly the same.
It’s always “one guy did this” then they take away your rights. Exactly how it happened in Australia.
Martin Bryant wasn't the first person to shoot somebody with a gun in Australia. Also, the US's homicide rate is nine time higher than Australia.
That has been the Global anti gun M.O for years, they just keep trying and trying it in the USA, but we have the 2a for now
You guys in Australia need to grow a pair stop being such loyalist to the brits and then you stand on your own and make laws for your people for law abiding citizens until then loyalist politicians will always follow the lead of the uk
Same in California.
@@ffarmchicken commiefornia you mean 😂😂😂😂
That man single handedly put silencer ownership back on the menu for millions of people. Bravo 👏 sir, Bravo 👏
It's a suppressor, not a silencer.
well there are a total of 9 million people in austria ... there are like 300k registered owners and 1,1million legal registred guns.
most people dont care about guns and there is realy no need for a gun !
@@brass427 who gives a fck
@@brass427if the guy who invented the thing called it a silencer then that is what im going to call it
@@brass427 The inventor called it a silencer and the NFA calls it a silencer. Meanwhile the gun industry and gun nerds call it a suppressor. So who gives a shit tbh
Love this kind of content, especially with an expert lawyer. Very interesting to hear about gun law from other countries.
EU gun law series?
This guy is just fantastic. Very impressive what’s he’s done for his fellow citizens.
Thank god the EU streamlined the process for middle easteners to get the EU citizenship easier in other countries. Now they can easily arm themselves here and destroy Europe faster.
"Fellow citizens" my ah. Europe never operated on calling anyone "a citizen" only.
This man is a Legend! Thank you Dr. Raoul Wagner.
As a resident of Washington State, it pains me that a highly regulated country like Austria has more firearms freedom for its citizens than my own state.
And it's only gonna get worse here in WA 👎🏽
*laughs in 30rds mag AKM :P
Yeah we're f'd at the moment
@@fastfreeks you should check out Washingtongunlaw if you haven't already. Great channel on what's going on with the gun laws in our state and what could be done about it
Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1.
Here I made a video of our gun laws: ruclips.net/video/60-IdL9cGw0/видео.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ
As an AustrALian, I love learning about European gun laws and finding out that not just Americans but almost everyone is more based than us
Prayers for a less cringe Australia.
You guys got it right in the bung hole. They still treat Australia as a prison country. Take guns knife crime 10x’s
Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1.
Here I made a video of our gun laws: ruclips.net/video/60-IdL9cGw0/видео.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ
@Inyourlocker yeah hopefully not, that old bastard Howard needs to take a dirt nap and shut up
Canadian here, I can't believe how much better they have it compared to us. The bit about them getting the law changed is so far removed from the reality here it may as well be science fiction.
This guy is super based. Glad theres people everywhere who fight for the average citizen
Disagree. He has done some great things but also seems very OK with a lot of the restrictions.
@@micaKTM1290Because there is a fundamentally different culture of guns in Austria vs United States. Austrians view it as a duty, to own and train, as Americans it’s our god given right
This guy is as super based as Nikki Haley
He agrees with many of these restrictions because they work and serve to protect the general public.
I know this leads nowhere and telling you this is pointless because probably don't care and just want to own a semi or full auto AR 15
but just take a second and look at the amount of people killed by guns in europe and compare it to the USA.
We have way more people and still the USA has a more deaths related to firearms.
the nr 1 leading cause of child death in the USA were firearms in 2020.
@@micaKTM1290
@@micaKTM1290 Hopefully he is. Firearms are one of the potentially most dangerous hobbies out there and as such it is in our interest to restrict those. And the restrictions are mostly perfectly reasonable: show a need, show your ability and responsibility, don't be an idiot and you will be fine.
European here. Thanks so much, Raoul, for what you did and keep doing!
I just want to add one thing. In Austria you can have a 30 or 50 round magazine without a special permit as long as it is for a 22Lr. Caliber.
Thank you for this awesome video. Keep up the good work. Und Vielen Dank an der Herr Dr. Wagner für alles war er gemacht hat für uns Sportschützer...
I am a neurosurgeon in Austria and glad to report that in 15 years of practice I never once had to treat a gunshot wound inflicted by other than self in my career. So even without knowing a lot about regulations and laws, it seems to work for the general population here. I always hear dreadful stories when talking to my American or South African colleagues. Heartbreaking, especially when children are involved. Thank you for your clear explanations.
I'm guessing because Austria controls other factors like poverty and social exclusion. It takes the good parts of free market capitalism while also funding education and social programs for the unemployed.
Die USA werken mehr als ein Kontinent, ein riesiger Schmelztiegel. Die gewalttätigen Probleme tauchen immer wieder in den linksgeführten (d. h. strenge Waffenkontrolle und Gangs, denen die wurst ist) Städten auf. Amerikaner mit Waffenpässen (d. h. Waffentragbewilligungen) gelten als die allergesetzestreuste Demografie im Lande-beträchtlich höher als Polizisten. Also man kann Österreich mit Amerika gar nicht 1:1 vergleichen. Eher mal Honduras (ein Waffenkontrollenparadies) mit der Schweiz oder Österreich vergleichen.
Das beiseite, Folgendes bitte merken:
“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” - Thomas Jefferson. Das ist die durch Blut und Generationen von Erfahrungen geprägte Denkweise von uns Amis. Wir sind keine Untertanen, und wir bitten nicht um willkürliche Erlaubnis; wir _bestehen_ drauf, frei zu sein.
Europäische, asiatische und südamerikanische (u. a.) Regierungen haben tragischerweise rund 260 Millionen unschuldige Zivilisten im 20. Jahrhundert schlichtweg gemetzelt (Demozid)-aber zuerst haben sie ihre jeweiligen Völker schrittweise entwaffnet. Entwaffnung ließen wir uns hierzulande nicht gefallen.
Es mag schon anders in Ihrer Praxis sein, aber die 1:1 Logik, die zu Ihrer Schlussfolgerung führt - obwohl Sie sie nur leicht und höflich andeuten - ist einfach falsch. Siehe mal die Veröffentlichungen von den fachkundigen Kriminologen und Forschern Dr. Gary Kleck, Dr. John Lott, Jr. und Mark W. Smith, Esq.
Fun fact about the pump-gun ban: when it was introduced there was a date by which all owners had to surrender their affected guns. One guy turned his gun in late and was promptly punished, you can guess how many people returned their remaining ones after that.
I was amazed by this when in Austria. After flying to there from the UK, Innsbruk felt like home almost. The euros aren’t all bad…just the British
Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1.
Here I made a video of our gun laws: ruclips.net/video/60-IdL9cGw0/видео.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ
Great video Mr. Reeves. I’m a retired leo. And I’m working towards law school. I should add that I’m a proponent of the 2A and that I think everyone who carries a weapon should get all the training available to them. And I have been to Austria, such a beautiful country. Thank you for your hard work Sir.
Austrian Cat.B owner here.... with a hunting permit....
I love my semiauto's and my silencers
😊
Raoul, es ist mir immer wieder eine Freude dir zuzuhören. Same is true for James, extremelx professional interview. Thank you both!
As non-American gun laws go, these are relatively sane. If you want a gun, you can get a damn gun.
Auatria gunlaw from american perspective is kinda nazi gestapo. You need permit for a rodent gun. In usa you dont need a permit for 50 calibers man. You can walk in and buy a semi automatic browning m2 50 caliber and all im saying is you are one cheap push pull solenoid away from it being fully automatic and youll never see me on the jury pool calling you guilty for doing it thats your constitutional right as far as im concerned because no one is stopping the russians from doing it. They dont have an atf acting exacrly like the redcoats george washington shot with his 50 caliber
@@jakewillits4678 foreigners trying not to somehow forcefully insert "Nazi" when talking about Austria & Germany: impossible
@@KrokLPit's not to hard when they can have the gistopo I mean police to just come to your home to look at all your stuff cause your neighbors decided to make a phone call. That doesn't remind me of anything in the 30's-40's over there.
@@somerandomcomment848 Stop combining "Nazi" and how police act in your country and project it onto mine. No-knock raids don't exist here. How many asleep people do US cops shoot each year without knocking? There's an autist who was shining his airsoft gun with laser into his neighbor's windows. When SWAT came they knocked they circled the house, saw the family sit in the living room, knocked on the window and asked to be let in because there was a call about a young man armed with a rifle aiming into his neighbor's windows. They were shown the airsoft gun and left. Nobody even raised their voice.
Police visit you for 2 minutes every five years to make sure you still have all your guns and didnt sell them on the black market or whatever. Looking at you, American, where every weed dealer in Chicago has a glock with switch...
Clean your own room before you care about other's. This is not Britain which so many of your contrymen think all of Europe is like.
Yeah, police in Europe is really bad! They shoot people dead all the time. A whooping 1097 killed in 2022. Oh, sorry, that was the US ...@@somerandomcomment848
the ”swedish mother” he is speaking of is Pia Clerté, someone who is doing ALOT of good push for the gun laws here in Sweden. You should definately have a talk to her!
I think he said "the beautiful blond swedish mother, who is champion in rifle IPSC"! 🙂
@@AustrianJager yes but he didnt mention her lobbying
I can't tell you how very interesting to me this video was. I've always wondered about the legalities of gun ownership in other countries. Thank you.
Very good video! I‘ve met Raoul a few years ago, he‘s a very good guy and he does much for keeping our austrian gun laws bearable. Nice to see him in an interview in the states.
It’s very interesting that with some pressure of “common sense” reasoning, the authorities in Austria, were able to relatively quickly loosen or abolish most of the ridiculous regulations once pressured , whereas in the US, especially in states like California, New York, etc., the process to undue the tyrannical laws is excruciatingly slow AND we are the ones who have a constitutional right. Sounds like every US politician needs an Austrian course on how to govern…
I think it's part due to the availability.
Here in Austria, seeing more than bolt actions, or bolt action rifles is relatively uncommon, because the gun culture here is a lot different and there aren't any really spicy guns on the (legal) market.
(There are quite a few fudd type characters who always have all sorts of crazy weaponry locked up in their basements)
Whereas in the US I feel like every 4th dude with an FFL has a machine gun or some crazy shit (which is based) so they kinda have to keep the pressure up
They should just stop infringing on the 2A though, greetings from across the pond 🇦🇹
@@comradeurod9805 I believe you're a bit confused about what an FFL is. That's the license for firearms stores and manufacturers. It's outside the topic of this video.
In some ways the US is actually more restrictive. For example, you might have hear of the $250 tax stamp per item required to buy a silencer. Over a century ago that was effectively "ban", but inflation has changed things. There are also crazy things like where a pistol with a stock, like a Luger, also require that tax stamp. The current time for the government to process the paperwork is about a year.
The largest difference is that the way "grandfathered in" items are handled. Outright preventing the sale of any property by an individual is both vastly unpopular and potentially unconstitutional without the government paying for the item.
I'm simplifying, but while individuals can own fully automatic firearms, the gun must have been registered with the government before 1986,and they must get one of those tax stamps. They're rare enough that we're talking thousands of dollars for the crappiest fully automatic you have ever seen.
Your entire nation has built it's political system on "gotcha" moments...that means that the only option left is to oppose absolutely everything the other side wants
I would assume it is mostly because of lots of lobbying by Steyr and Glock
@@comradeurod9805 Considering that the 2A never had anything to do with private citizens having firearms it is a revisionist argument the firearm regulation infringes on the 2A. And we do have quite a bit of the spicy stuff floating around, we just have a far more reasonable attitude when it comes to firearms. (Ich brauch 18 jährige die mit ar-15 ohne jede Ausbildung krieger im wald spielen ungefähr so sehr wie 16 jährige Autofahrer mit einem halben tag training und einem auto ohne pickerl brauch)
AMAZING video! Thank you both so much for this. My mind is absolutely blown by Dr Wagner. He isn’t a national treasure-he is a treasure for all of humanity
Thank you for an informative review of Austrian gun laws. Really wished that silencers would not be as difficult to acquire. See no need for a wait time of a year, extra costs just to protect your and others hearing while hunting etc.
Thank you James for this, most Americans’ perception to Europeans view of firearms is “like ban everything” this interview changed that. It’s really the main obstacle to deal with over there is basically the EU.
Austria: Suppressors are necessary for hearing protection
US Gov.: NFA item!!! Tax stamps! 9-13 month waiting period, “it’s dangerous”
Great video. It's fascinating to find out that in some European countries like Austria and Czech Republic, they respect a citizens gun rights more than states like California, NY, etc.
When he described "justifiable need" that really got to me, as that (was) the may issue scheme prior to Bruen...
I watch American gun channels because it seems strange to me that just because you are born you are "entitled to own a gun" (in some states and i have nothing against it, its just different mentality)
New Jersey, you can't even own a baby gun without a firearm registration.
Yeah shall issue And literally 2nd amedment Is good.
There is no human living in CA or NY.
Fk em.
“Why can’t I have one I’m paying my taxes”
Same bro
I'm really happy that you visited Austria. 😄💗
Danke an Herrn Dr. Raoul Wagner!
One of the best guest you’ve had on. That’s all.
Awesome interview! We are truly fortunate to have what we have, we should never give this up!
Excellent. The law abiding should never have to retreat before criminals.
Assuming the criminals aren't better armed.
"Make the police some coffee. Give them some cookies"... is that their version of donuts? 😂
Yes ...the police hate to do these controls....they have more important things to do than bother law abiding citizens
Pretty much, yes. Donuts aren't as popular here. We are cookie, cake and strudel people. 😁
@@JS-bv9nm Interestingly, that type of thing varies greatly in the US. Being friendly and white in a rural state I'd generally agree with you.
However, the police are granted many powers and afforded ludicrous leeway by the court despite there being no national certification or similar. Meaning it's a common career for bullies. It's to the point where our courts have held that police are allowed to administer IQ tests and not hire anyone who scores too high. Plus they're often rewarded for making "busts" and many departments are found to have illegal quotas.
word! @@arthurmoore9488
This guy is single handedly making massive progress for the gun rights of his entire country. Mad respect
As an Austrian, I dare say there is no movement demanding changes to the gun rights here. We have very little gun violence. Those laws and how they are enforced work. And no, I am not anti gun ownership. Learned to shoot before learning to read and write.
@@HeadPack + that most austrian young men go to mandatory military service for 6 months and learn how to wield a gun and how to treat it, they also learn rather quickly that full auto is rather useless, unless your behind the MG74.
@@HeadPackyou had very little gun violence when high capacity magazines were allowed and that was recently changed by the EU as was stated in the video. Is it not a problem that responsible citizens are subjected to this infringement? You don’t think it is absurd that you cannot own a pump action shotgun?
@@sandwichartist5053 gun laws here in Austria are a non issue. They never ever came up in any political debate ever.
It is like 300k people who own 1,5 mil guns. Most are in either hunting or Shooting Clubs.
The only lobbying they Do is about hunting. That is the big thing. Most other people few that a bit of rich mens Hobby.
I enjoyed this video _very much_ ! Dr. Wagner is exceptionally knowledgeable and articulate, and even in his second (?) language. Deepest respect Herr Doktor Wagner.
Listening to all this makes me feel that our *Constitutional Right* to keep and bear arms has been _so infringed upon_ that the Austrian laws and hoops to ownership don't look that much different what we now have. 🤷♂
Don't worry. Any european country is getting stripped of rights. Like the right for the family tree to belong to the land their forefathers were born into.
"At least some countries keep their guns, amirite?" - Well, middle easteners now can easily have multiple citizenships, including in the EU, and can easily arm themselves in Austria now. Going by the criminal statistics of Europe that's a bad thing, but oh well... "at least you can defend your small family, with a gun, against a flood of millions upon millions of people" I guess.
Thank you James for the highlight, and thank you very much Dr Raoul Wagner for what you do.
In France we have a lawyer very implied in seld defense and weapons concealing : Thibault de Montbrial
Maybe James you would like to interview him.
Cool video, thx a lot. I am from Austria and I had this guy as a teacher during my hunting permit course. He alwas was a person explaining things in a very straight and easy way. Very informative.
As an American I’d say the Austrian government is to restrictive for my liking but I like how when the people come forward with good facts and reasoning the politicians listen
Its less restrictive than the laws in some US states.
@@fixinggood4595 well as an American that lives in one of the least restrictive states in the country it’s to restrictive for my liking
The best thing about Austria is we have far far far less import restrictions than you do in the US. Namely no 922r which means many types of guns never make it to the US. Also you don't have the fantastic Chinese stuff which is super cheap. Also we don't have the NFA so no silly SBR rules for us.
He understands rules and works with them Bravo
This is a great video very informative thank you James.. thank God that there are men like that lawyer fighting for people's rights. Keep up the good work Brothers
Outstanding! We could use a few more guys like him living and being actively involved in the US!!
Great video. Having previously lived in Germany for 16 years, most with the DoD, and 5 years with Frankonia Jagd, and a licensed sport shooter, and reloader. Interesting as to what is going on in the EU today. As far as the US, I do hold a CCW, hunter license, and a C&R FFL. As I started shooting really in Germany, only previous connection was hunter safety class in High School. I only took the CCW as at the time NC required a Pistole purchase Permit, or you needed a CCW, now that I have one I just keep it up to date. As far as the Blaser rifle, Frankonia was one of the major retailers of Blaser when I worked there, it is a fine tool.
This guy is a respectable person and I appreciate his honesty!
"In the Unites States you don't need to qualify for shit buddy!" I love it hahahahah
And that includes driving a car. Thank god for automatic transmissions ...
Let's not be silly - driving manual is not difficult hahahah@@thesep1967
Do you listen to the point? Having to qualify is a good thing because it reduces your liability if anything happens.
"why would an Austrian buy an AR15 when they can have an AUG" absolute giga chad answer
Because an AR-15 is 1,000 euro cheaper is the other Austrian answer.
And it has a way better trigger, says another austrian
Well gentlemen, as a Canadian, you're somewhat fortunate if you're enjoying either
5 of my 10 guns are from austriaarms and suddenly i see a gunwall from that shop in this youtube video. Amazing.
Awesome job James, super gemacht Herr Wagner! What a great way to educate people and show the world that Austria is at least somewhat reasonable when it comes to gun laws. Not everything makes sense and is perfect, but we are still fairly fortunate compared to some of our neighbours.
16:19 "In the United States, you don't need ta qualify fer shit, buddy" God dang it James, I was in the middle of drinking coffee!
Absolutely great interview!! Thanks for making it happen!!
Regarding the slots, there is a way to kinda legally cheat the system, multiplying your slots by 3. First of all, in Austria, unlike in America, the gun is not the lower receiver. Lower receivers/grips etc are completely unregulated. Barrels, Slides, bolts however, so the parts which withstand pressure are the gun hence regulated. Having that in mind, per slot you have 2 extra slots for extra barrels, extra uppers etc (also known as Wechselsystem=swapping system). So for example you have a 16'' Ar15 taking up one slot buuuut you can have 2 extra uppers for this gun.
HERE COMES THE FUN PART: these extra slots are no longer bound to any specific gun. So you can buy any gun where the barrel/slide can be easily taken off and register it on one of those extra slots. So instead of 5 slots, in reality you really have 15.
There is a big BUT: those guns on those extra slots must always be taken apart (since they are not registered as full guns). Except at the range where you take your slide and you so happen to have a fitting grip (unregulated, anyone can have it) aaaand you slide it on.
It's similar in Germany where you can have as many barrels/slides as you want for one gun, as long as they are the same, or a smaller caliber as the originally registered gun. So i.e. you have a Sig X5 in .45 ACP and you can get a 9x19 and a .22 lr exchange barrel/slide for that gun as "accessories". They need to be registered, but they don't take up a slot on your permit.
Or you can get a 10" Norlite pcc system for a Glock and it still counts as just one Glock pistol.
We can't get additional lowers/grips just like that though. They have to be registered, too (although still not as a "gun" but as an essential part of a gun).
Finally getting the Austria videos 🔥
I enjoyed this discussion. The fact that in some ways, Austria has better gun laws than Massachusetts is deeply concerning and really highlights the need to overturn all of this unconstitutional garbage ASAP.
This guy is great. He speaks great English. Dumbed it down enough I could understand it. Thanks James.
my god how convoluted
Dr. Raoul Wagner is a cool guy. He's intelligent, honest and realistic. Great guy to interview. It would be nice to see him out of the range with James and crew. Great job getting the off-duty police officers the off-duty carry permit. Police officers deal with violent criminals and have run into them when they are off-duty with their families and loved ones. Also, having off-duty police officers take police action if/when there are no
on-duty officers around, especially if it is a life threatening situation, is extremely important. It also makes criminals think twice if they know there could be an off-duty officer around that's carrying a firearm.
I like that he calls its a cool down phase like it's a buff from WoW
In this case it’s the literal translation for the word “Abkühlphase”.
Like @milan1200 wrote, it's the actual word in our gun law.
Sounds just like Illinois.
Well, because that's pretty much what it is. 😁
Very good interview. I very much respect Austrian Gun culture. Cheers from Houston Texas. Glock 19! Wins again! Love it.
As a gunowner in Sweden, i thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Thank you for fighting for all of our rights in Europe.
Brilliant interview James, I am president of Shooters Union of Australia ( not Austria🤠) and found this exceptionally helpful and educational. Thank you sir 👍
Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1.
Here I made a video of our gun laws: ruclips.net/video/60-IdL9cGw0/видео.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ
G'day Graham, didn't expect to find you here! Lifetime member here with the natty metal member card. Always think if I get shot in the ass I have a 1 in 2 chance of that card stopping it dead. Keep up the good fight.
will do!
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I am not a lawyer, but I do maintain an interest on the topic, so this was very interesting to listen to. Thank you!
Großartig. Raoul Wagner ist ein Segen für alle Waffenbesitzer in Österreich!
Seeing James standing in my favourite Guns Store Austria Arms is so mindblowing epic.
Great topic. Thank you for bringing it to us.
Excellent discussion. This is the sort of content that really separates your channel from the rest.
It's fascinating to see every different state laws about guns and then you go to other countries. I have a friend from Switzerland and gun laws just be crazy different everywhere. I have another friend from Serbia andthey get wild out there.
Here in Switzerland every law abiding Swiss citizen who is at least 18yo has the right to own guns. Category C guns don't require a permit and category B guns are shall issue. We have no limit on how many guns or ammo we can own and we can also own category A stuff like FA guns as a collector and it's very easy to become a collector. FA guns are also cheaper than dirt and we can own modern FA guns too. I personally own a B&T MP9, Glock 18 and a Colt M16A1.
Here I made a video of our gun laws: ruclips.net/video/60-IdL9cGw0/видео.htmlsi=lCsJwfwBTvjj4uTZ
Very interesting and well done, and I saw you visited the Austrian Arms shop - greetings from Austria!
suppressors for hunting that involves dogs makes so much sense, you cant argue with the strict animal protection laws while not allowing suppressors to protect the dogs even more sensitive than humans hearing.
very nice that they actually had the common sense to allow that, very rare among policy makers.
Great interview. Excellent interviewee! Thank you for the time and information, Dr. Wagner.
Another thing I might add: no barrel length laws for rifles/pistols. A long gun is defined as a weapon longer than 60cm and a pistol under 60cm. My WBP Jack Mini Wood has a barrel length of like 10'', no problem. A short AR9 pistol with buttstock is just a pistol
Thank you, as an Austrian citizen and gun owner I really appreciate this video 👍
His remark about being qualified and it's corelation to liability seems like a good idea. Here in US you can have your life ruined if you make a mistake in self-defense or hunting.
B2w the punishments vor violations of the austrian gun laws, for things like carrying without a license or illegal posession of a gun are pretty mild compared to the US. The maximum prison sentence is either one or two years but if you have no other offences you could get away with a fine or a suspended sentence in most cases. But you can lose your gun rights and it is difficult and takes many years to get them back in such a case.
Great interview, great citizen of his nation.
Awesome video.
Greets from Germany
Awesome interview. Thank you J!
$1000 to qualify to hunt is nuts and he considered this reasonable. That would not fly in US.
Edit: I did not realize this was a life time thing. If that is true then it isn't that bad at all. Where I am from the only option is yearly.
We need to ban the atf next we already banned their permission slips everywhere thwt isnt a liberallt dystopian nightmare. Like cali where you can riot but damned you if you have a semi automatic with a 30 round magazine. They protect rioters against the innocent
NOPE!!! BUT, I pay 250.00 for an out of state deer tag to Tennessee, and I OWN THE LAND I HUNT ON!!! Sooo....1k ain't THAT far off taking into account my Ohio licenses as well...
$1000 for a safety course and lifetime hunting license doesn't seem unfair
@@gypo_gault I think one issue is that a tax on a constitutional right is suspicious. Imagine needing a $1000 permit to talk in public because words can be dangerous.
@@Adam_Wilde we are forced to buy hunting licenses here. In Oklahoma where I live a combo lifetime hunting and fishing license is $775. I don't really see the difference
This was very interesting to watch, especially because I'm an Austrian.
Fun Fact: I actually only came here because a half-cousin who lives in Sank Leonhart am Forst once told me that shotguns were illegal because of Shotgun Ronnie. I actually didn't know that he was in Sank Pölten too! If he was there today, well... I'd be in danger 😅
For how much i complain about American gun laws, i have to say, im grateful that i can leave the house, and be back with an AR and a Glock within an hour or so, then I can carry the Glock with no permit, and leave the AR by my bed with no safe
God bless America
This serie is pure gold. Waiting for the Italian episode.
As an Austrian i can confirm our gun laws are a little complicated 🤔😂 but it is what it is
Fun fact: You need a category B license for a 6" revolver but you get a 12" revolver carbine as category C weapon at 18 without any license. Even a version without a buttstock...but that one got a metal bar sticking out at the bottom of the grip to increase total length to 60cm.
There is also no SBR BS. You can get the 13" X95 with a category B license and it's considered to be a "pistol" as it is 58.5cm long. That means 20 rounds but I'm not sure whether some bureaucrat checking your guns still might object to that.
Fun fact 2: You need a category B license for a 10/22 but you could pick up a Cheytac M-200 (if it were available) three days after your 18th birthday as a category C gun. If I'm not mistaken, .408 CT is the upper caliber limit (after somebody filed a lawsuit). .50 BMG is category A since it is considered to be "armor piercing".
A lot of "thank God for the US freedom" people in the comments, criticising Austrian gun law.
IT'S YOUR FAULT, TOO, damnit!
We had to claw back the rights we have now little by little, since the allied forces who occupied us wouldn't let us have anything at all. And again, it was all because of _that one_ guy who f'd it up for everybody else.
So, yeah, thanks for that.
Considering from where we started, I think we did a decent job with the current gun law, especially in recent years.
So please don't lecture us on freedom, while yours still includes SBRs, 922r compliance, and paying for a tax stamp + waiting for weeks to get permission for every individual suppressor. 😉
You don't understand, when Jesus wrote the 2nd amendment, it became god-given and therefore Murica! At least that's what I'm being told.
@@maximilianmustermann5763 Wait. You mean there's a possibility that that's not exactly how it happened?
I feel safer here without a gun than I would ever feel in America...
@@NovelPhoinixTheSecond Yeah, I do too. And that doesn't even have anything to with firearms. 😁
I like this guy. He speaks so well.
This also sounds like a registration when you listen to the Austrian lawyer.
The ATF is actively going after privately made receivers and require gunsmiths to etch serial numbers on receivers without serial numbers. Not to mention the online searchable "database" they have and the scanning of paper copies in FFLs. Do you believe there is not a registry in the US?
Yes, every legal firearm is registered, and we're fine with it.
Our country wasn't built under the sole premise that the government might try to take our guns (again), so there's no fear of the government trying to take the guns.
Honestly much better than I expected. Not perfect but better than expected.
The lawyer says that tanks are forbiten here in Austria! However, only battle tanks with a firing turret are prohibited! Armored personnel carriers are completely permitted in Austria; you can register them either as a towing vehicle or as agricultural machinery!
Loved this interview! James is ready for primetime!
Man we in South Africa are very fortunate. Except for our 2-3month waiting period we can own basically anything with out the bs of silencer rules and mag restrictions
And it's so safe there. Almost no murders ...
@@thesep1967 So there aren't murders in the U.S? Chicago? NY?
Aren't self defense laws extremely strict there? You can go to prison for hurting an intruder, or so I've heard.
@@manuelp7472 no not really. I would say its some of the best there is
@@thesep1967 it's not safe in SA because of george floyd's and wakandians , not because of guns :)
Regarding Category B - he missed the point about the "Wechselsystem" (exchangable systems). For every "normal" gun slot you will 2 more exchangable slots.
This means, if you have 2 normal slots, you also have 4 exchangeable system slots. 10 for 5, 20 for 10 and so on.
but what is a "Wechselsystem". Well, they are the uppers of the guns (Barrel, gas systems, lock etc.) E.g. you have an AR15 lower, you can buy one upper for cal. .223 and another for .22lr. now you have either 2 slots full of the Wechselsystem, OR 1 "normal slot" and 1 Wechselsystem.
same for pistols.... you have Glock lower and you can buy several uppers which would fit the lower. Every upper is a seperate slot for the Wechselsystem.
where is now big difference in this system: Well, you are not allowed to have a Wechselsystem gun stored at home in FULLY OPERATEABLE fashion. The lower MUST be seperated from the upper. You are also not allowed to transport it fully operateable. the only place where you are allowed to have the gun fully mounted is at the shooting range.
of course there are several weapons which can not be a "Wechselsystem". Those are all weapons which are category B where the upper can not be seperated from the lower.
Examples are: Revolvers (of course), semi auto shot guns (of course), semi auto ordonance rifle ( e.g. M1 Garand), but also some pistols... the Laugo Alien is one of them, because you can not seperate the barrel from the lower, only the sled and the hammer, but gas pressure chamber and barrel is fixed on the lower.
The Wechselsystem was invented for hunters and sport shooters, back then (I think in the early 2000s) you needed to have a fully operateable gun registered as normal gun to register a seperate upper. But now the changed it a couple of years ago. Now you can register every (technically) possible pistol, semi auto rifel and so on as "Wechselsystem", you simply have to store seperatly.
so if you are an Austrian gun owner with only 2 slots on your permit.... you buy a revolver and semi auto shot gun for the normal slots - now they are fully loaded and then you can buy lets say 1 Glock 17, a 2011 in 9mm or 45 acp, a nice Ruger MK IV (coz they are amazing) and an AR15 in .223 and register them as exchangable systems.
now you have 2 normal guns and 4 exchange systems and your card is completly full.
the uppers must be stored in safes, the lowers can be stored outside.
You should cover Guatemala. I live down here and it's confusing AF
Idk i think you guys need mosquito nets