That regulatory stuff does feel suffocating from the outside. Did you grow up around guns, or is it more the principle of the thing for you?

unarmed men are slaves - time to move - or become a freedom fighter 🏴‍☠️

You can for sport or hunting purposes. Get yourself a license as I did and buy one or two legally. When SHTF it won’t matter for what purpose you bought them, but you will be glad you did it.