As the other person mentioned, I was specifically asking about the legality more if it was possible.
I do appreciate the insight though and must say I’ll never not find it odd that you call people aliens.
Would an American living abroad call themselves an alien? Much like people in my home of the UK would call people immigrants but the second they move abroad they’re suddenly expats.
In practical (non legal) terms possibly if it was an actual private party and not a licensed dealer.
Alien is definitely a unique way of putting it. I guess it makes sense in that they are “alien to the nation”. But If I were to ever be forced to move to a different country I’d probably go by ex-pat.
Although I’d say we have more of a culture (increasingly so) of acknowledging immigrants as Americans first. Probably due to the whole melting pot thing. My view of it is anyone who immigrate to the US is an American. But if I moved to another country, like Japan, I don’t think they’d consider me Japanese.
Also that reminds me alien ≠ immigrant. Aliens would be people in the country either temporarily or illegally. Someone who got a green card by marrying an American wouldn’t be an alien for example. If you do the whole immigration thing you’re just an American not an alien.
Now this is going to sound more and more like this is my intention, but I’m honestly just a curious dude.
I think you could get it home through the mail no? Properly wrapped. Like they ain’t scanning all packages otherwise I’d have had more drug shipments blocked back when I used to order on the DarkWeb markets.
You’d have to be pretty stupid to try mailing it. Shipping of firearms is heavily regulated. The import and export even more so. You’d probably have to commit fraud by declaring that it’s something other than a firearm.
They don’t scan every package but do scan a lot. I’d be surprised if they don’t have heuristics based on other aspects—like weight and size—to help them decide which to scan.
I’m sure it depends on the country. Here in Canada, you are gambling between safely importing an illegal firearm vs. an indictable offense which can lead to three years in jail (for the first gun). And that’s assuming the firearm is otherwise legal in Canada.
Obviously it happens - most handguns used in crimes in Canada are illegally smuggled in from the US. Just understand though, that you’d be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.
Could a tourist in holiday go to a gun show and buy a gun?
I don’t plan on doing this, my days of coming to America are over, just a curious thought.
Tldr it depends. Slightly longer generally no, but there’s an exception for hunters.
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-aliens-legally-united-states-purchase-firearms#:~:text=An alien legally in the U.S. is not,possession of a valid hunting license or permit.
Thanks.
As the other person mentioned, I was specifically asking about the legality more if it was possible.
I do appreciate the insight though and must say I’ll never not find it odd that you call people aliens.
Would an American living abroad call themselves an alien? Much like people in my home of the UK would call people immigrants but the second they move abroad they’re suddenly expats.
In practical (non legal) terms possibly if it was an actual private party and not a licensed dealer.
Alien is definitely a unique way of putting it. I guess it makes sense in that they are “alien to the nation”. But If I were to ever be forced to move to a different country I’d probably go by ex-pat.
Although I’d say we have more of a culture (increasingly so) of acknowledging immigrants as Americans first. Probably due to the whole melting pot thing. My view of it is anyone who immigrate to the US is an American. But if I moved to another country, like Japan, I don’t think they’d consider me Japanese.
Also that reminds me alien ≠ immigrant. Aliens would be people in the country either temporarily or illegally. Someone who got a green card by marrying an American wouldn’t be an alien for example. If you do the whole immigration thing you’re just an American not an alien.
I don’t think they are asking whether it’s legal, just whether you could reasonably expect to obtain one at a gun show.
Correct.
Dunno, probably depends on how “foreign” you look to the seller.
I’m white but have a British accent so would look quite foreign.
In that case I would recommend the Sig, but the Glock is also very popular. I’m afraid we only accept US dollars.
Almost certainly. But getting it home would be a problem, as almost every other country on earth has stringent firearm import laws to navigate.
True.
Now this is going to sound more and more like this is my intention, but I’m honestly just a curious dude.
I think you could get it home through the mail no? Properly wrapped. Like they ain’t scanning all packages otherwise I’d have had more drug shipments blocked back when I used to order on the DarkWeb markets.
You’d have to be pretty stupid to try mailing it. Shipping of firearms is heavily regulated. The import and export even more so. You’d probably have to commit fraud by declaring that it’s something other than a firearm.
They don’t scan every package but do scan a lot. I’d be surprised if they don’t have heuristics based on other aspects—like weight and size—to help them decide which to scan.
I’m sure it depends on the country. Here in Canada, you are gambling between safely importing an illegal firearm vs. an indictable offense which can lead to three years in jail (for the first gun). And that’s assuming the firearm is otherwise legal in Canada.
Obviously it happens - most handguns used in crimes in Canada are illegally smuggled in from the US. Just understand though, that you’d be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.