Can somebody tell me if stun guns (also Taser) are legal here in Dominican Republic and also if it is possible to buy and bring them from the States in the luggage without any problem. I don't know anything about all of this but I'm looking for something to defend myself. In the future I'll buy a gun. For those who can read French, you can have a look at my blog :
Skyblog de estrella-star : Pourquoi j'habite en R?publique dominicaine (from #109) to know about my "bad" experience here in the country.
Is it safe to buy a stun gun, is there a place or somebody who can teach me how to use it,.... ? I am living in Puerto Plata. Thank you very much.
Only Police or military are allowed to carry/own that kind of stuff. If you get caught with one they'll incarcerate you and the amount of money that you'll need to spend to make it go away is not worth it.
A .22 caliber is very easy to conceal and retrofit with a home made silencer, thus enabling assassinations to be carried out with ease. The Police know that so too the military intelligence outfits in the DR. If you try to buy such caliber you better watch out!!!
You can legally buy a short barreled Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip for home protection with ease or a semi-automatic (yes semi-automatic) shotgun if you want to blow something (or someone) into thin spaghetti...
I inherited a Thompson (yes a Tommy gun) from my military retired father; it took me three years and a lot of grease to get the Armed forces to allow me to have it, which is after I had to remove the trigger mechanism on the gun. The gun is 100% operational as soon as I just put the trigger assembly back!
It uses .45 hardballs (50 in a drum), I use it at home as a backup to my .45 1911-A1 (yes also a hand-down from my pops).
The Armed Forces have special treatment for family of active and retired personnel (albeit the rank must be above the average).
My father was "enlisted" by my grandpa into the military via his friends in the military and gov. He was assigned (as they opted where to send you to) to the SIM as a Coronel. He tells us that he got a paycheck and just had to show his face once in a blue moon at the meetings and to pick up his paycheck. His best buddy, who became the family Doctor, was a Doctor in the service as well.
I guess he's job is better explained as a "Botella"... LOL!!!!
BTW: The Tommy was a gift from Neit Nivar Seijas.