Thread: Buying Firearms while visiting the US

I did a lot of research into this a few years ago and I doubt that it has relaxed any. Non-residents cannot possess firearms on American soil. That makes it difficult at the airport and customs lines. Non-residents cannot legally purchase as a rule, although state regulation varies.. Turn up as a non-resident in possession of a firearm, even with an export permit and you are still breaking the law by being in possession of it.

You can apply for for an export permit, for that you have to know who you are purchasing from and what you are purchasing. It takes 4-8 weeks to arrange assuming you got the paperwork correct. Any FFL holder can export provided they have the paperwork and I believe technically you could have a firearm delivered to the airport/customs counter by the FFL holder. That is a logistical improbability and unlikely to be agreed to by most... they are all paranoid over there and won't extend themselves..

The whole exercise is impractical....

There are export brokers and some dealers/private people will forward to those who can arrange the export of something that you may be interested in... unless you are over there for an extended period and can form relationships with people, your'e chances of doing it any other way are unlikely...