The legal importation of all privately owned firearms, ammunition, gunpowder and reloading supplies is currently prohibited.
After securing residency in this country, one can purchase a pistol in a private sale or from a gun dealer. Nothing larger than 9mm. Most pistols on offer here are not new. I've seen a Gen 3 Glock on offer but nothing newer. Expect to pay up to and around $6000 USD for a recognizable semi-auto pistol and the licensing. Revolvers are available here. Licenses for foreigners can take a long time. You'll need a recent FBI criminal record check from the US plus all the other requirements here. The gun stores have quite the racket for helping foreigners get all the paperwork and testing done but offer little help with the bureaucracy of getting the actual license issued. Once the gun store has your money, they are for all intents and purposes done with you and not a part of the ongoing licensing process. You pay for the firearm in full before applying for a license. No refunds.
No rifles allowed here, even .22s. You can own a new shotgun. Most models are of the tactical variety and come from Turkey, China. Remington/Winchester are available but expensive. Figure in the neighborhood of 70,000 $RD for a Remington + the cost of licensing. Again, a license takes a long time. Minimum six months, probably a lot longer.
The process is so expensive and so convoluted and the results so erratic that some gun stores here on the North Coast do not sell to foreigners any longer. A box of 50 9mm ammo costs around 3000.00 $RD Mostly bird shot available for shotguns. A Box of 25 #7 shells is about 2500.00 $RD.
After securing residency in this country, one can purchase a pistol in a private sale or from a gun dealer. Nothing larger than 9mm. Most pistols on offer here are not new. I've seen a Gen 3 Glock on offer but nothing newer. Expect to pay up to and around $6000 USD for a recognizable semi-auto pistol and the licensing. Revolvers are available here. Licenses for foreigners can take a long time. You'll need a recent FBI criminal record check from the US plus all the other requirements here. The gun stores have quite the racket for helping foreigners get all the paperwork and testing done but offer little help with the bureaucracy of getting the actual license issued. Once the gun store has your money, they are for all intents and purposes done with you and not a part of the ongoing licensing process. You pay for the firearm in full before applying for a license. No refunds.
No rifles allowed here, even .22s. You can own a new shotgun. Most models are of the tactical variety and come from Turkey, China. Remington/Winchester are available but expensive. Figure in the neighborhood of 70,000 $RD for a Remington + the cost of licensing. Again, a license takes a long time. Minimum six months, probably a lot longer.
The process is so expensive and so convoluted and the results so erratic that some gun stores here on the North Coast do not sell to foreigners any longer. A box of 50 9mm ammo costs around 3000.00 $RD Mostly bird shot available for shotguns. A Box of 25 #7 shells is about 2500.00 $RD.
