So similar to Australian gun laws.
Applicants for a gun owner's licence need a genuine reason to own a firearm, for example gun club membership, hunting, target shooting, firearm collection, pest control, and narrow occupational uses.
Gun owners can only have the number of guns specified on their licence and there are limits on the ammunition they can buy in a given period
And an applicant for a firearm licence in Australia must pass a background check which considers criminal, mental health, physical, addiction, domestic violence, residential and other records.
Gun owners must re-apply and re-qualify every one to five years depending on the licence category.