Original sentence: In Australia, the purchase of semi-automatic centerfire rifles has been effectively banned since 1996 (See Gun politics in Australia for more information), and therefore AK-47 rifles, even in semi-automatic form, are not allowed
Edited sentence: In Australia, the purchase and legal ownership of semi-automatic centerfire rifles among the majority of Australia's licenced, law-abiding firearm owners has been effectively banned since 1996 (See Gun politics in Australia for more information), and therefore AK-47 rifles, even in semi-automatic form, are not allowed.One of the other ways an Australian citizen can legally own an AK-47 or any AK-type rifle is to be in possession of a Gun Collector's Licence and have the firearm rendered permantely inoperable by having the barrel blocked and the firearm's action welded shut