Traveling Overseas with Firearm

[Rawss]

I tried to google it to no avail. Has anyone ever traveled overseas with a firearm. I spent the summer of 2010 in Bulgaria and Serbia without a firearm, didn't carry at the time, totally safe. But now if I ever return to the eastern bloc I would like to carry since I carry all the time now.

 

[Dean1818]

Forget it


Unless you are an active part of Interpol, you will have enormous obstacles to having a weapon legally in most of Europe.

You can travel with a rifle if you are hunting, (and have proper clearance)


I spend a great deal of time in Europe....... Trust me..... They don't want a yank running around with a gun.....

 

[BRE346]

I would not carry on a foreign shore. The police there have a totaly different view on some foreigner with a gun.

 

[Trung Si]

I'll be very frank with You, You can't do It!

 

[Rawss]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[ewlyon]

I am facing a similar situation as I am planning a stay in New Zealand. One thing i found is that they have an visitors firearm permit which allows for purchase and possession in NZ as long as you can prove a legal firearm owner status in your home country. There may be something similar in the countries you are looking at, although being able to carry abroad is a lofty goal

 

[Ms_Dragon]

You aren't allowed to open or concealed carry in New Zealand.
Period.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I think it's the State Department that regulates international movement of firearms. They don't want NVS or other advanced technology falling into the wrong hands.

 

[SaxonPig]

Is this a serious question? Most countries don't allow their own citizens to carry guns much less foreign visitors. You can hardly get a camera through customs in foreign airports let alone a gun.

 

[Old Dog]

Like JD, my family is European. Street crime there is a tad different than here -- let's be real: there are just more guns here in the States. Never felt as though I needed a weapon in Finland, the UK or Germany, although I had an negative experience once in Naples (Bella Napoli!) Italy, passed through Sicily and was there when the Mafia killed a judge ... Felt pretty secure in France (even though one time, it was summer and the garbagemen were on strike), spent time in Spain when some stuff was goin' on, always wished I could carry in Israel ...

Always felt pretty secure just going with situational awareness, staying out of bad areas, using common sense and understanding that if you want to travel the world as a civilian, in most places, yep, you're gonna be armed only with your wits ...

 

[gunNoob]

Bring the 2 guns on your arms. Probably won't be able to bring any other ones.

 

[Grassman]

Buy a gun when you get over there, when it's time to leave find a gun buy back program. They have those over there right?

 

[JustinJ]

I am facing a similar situation as I am planning a stay in New Zealand. One thing i found is that they have an visitors firearm permit which allows for purchase and possession in NZ as long as you can prove a legal firearm owner status in your home country. There may be something similar in the countries you are looking at, although being able to carry abroad is a lofty goal

I ran into a couple of young men at the range this weekend. One was from NZ and the other Australia. Both were amazed that people are allowed to carry guns in TX and other states. NZ does have far more lax gun laws than Australia i was told but concealed carry did not appear to be an option in either.

On a side note, they were staying in Dallas but drove down to Austin for the day bc it was the only TX range they found where they could rent and shoot a 50. They had fun but i had to pause my shooting so as not to take .50 muzzle blast to the face. One got a real kick out of my AUG as he served in Australia. They both enjoyed my AR. It was interesting to talk guns with them.

 

[razorback2003]

Good luck getting a gun into Europe. About the only time you can take one over there is if you are hunting or shooting in a competition. It is hard to legally own a gun in most European countries.

 

[T2K]

Ths short answer is, when it comes to a pistol for self defense: you can't.

When I worked in Belgium (Antwerp) I was reliably informed that we could drive to a certain area of town and, for 1000 Euros, probably be able to buy a pistol from some Russian / East European criminal types. But, would you want to become a criminal in the process? I would not.

Just use situational awareness and common sense and you minimize your chances of any trouble anywhere in the world.

 

[oneounceload]

There are a lot more guns than most folks realize in Europe, but they are, for the most part, restricted. Bringing a shotgun or rifle into most countries is not a big deal as long as you are going to a shoot or hunt - and by rifle I do not mean an AR.

Outside of a few bad areas, most of Europe has little violent crime, while petty theft may be higher

Buy a gun when you get over there, when it's time to leave find a gun buy back program. They have those over there right?

You CAN'T be serious...................