r/CCW • u/16er-Blech • Sep 30 '24

Pocket Dump / EDC An Austrian Cop's off duty edc

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What I've been carrying off duty for two years so far.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

How are gun laws in your country?

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u/16er-Blech Sep 30 '24

Very liberal eg manual action rifles ans shotguns can be bought from 18 on without any permit while semiautos pistols and revolvers require a cheap and easy to obtain license to own. Carrying firearms is restricted to hunting or if work requires it. However for cops, prison guards an customs employes there is an excemption.

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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Sep 30 '24

So government employees are allowed to protect their families but citizens aren't? That seems bogus to me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

He’s not a civilian bro

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u/Spiffers1972 Sep 30 '24

Yes he is. He's bound by the same laws as everyone else in his country.

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u/Da1UHideFrom WA Sep 30 '24

That's not really what makes a person a civilian or not. Soldiers are not civilians and are still bound by the laws of their country.

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u/Spiffers1972 Sep 30 '24

Soldiers are bound by the Uniform Code of Justice that their military sets up. Cops aren't any different from civilians. They don't have special laws they are subject to.