Post by Benjamin on Nov 22, 2011 6:00:06 GMT -6
Firearms/CR/USA... and more
It is not really as bad as you think or even have experienced. I have never
been asked for my CCW or arms registration to buy ammo, altho I don't usually
buy it here as it is so expensive and a couple of boxes in my checked luggage
has never been a problem, altho the law (Aritculo 44, Law No. 7530) says you do
need a permit to IMPORT center fire cartridges for short weapons, up to 500
cartridges per year, but NOT for rim fire or shotgun shells nor for the
components needed for RE-loading sport and hunting weapons. No mention of local
purchases.
To bring in a weapon, altho not required up front, for easing the way, you
should strive to get a pre-importation permit from the Office of Arms and
Explosives in Guadelupe. It will say (in Spanish) that you want to import a
firearm and you only need specify the calibre which should match what you buy
and intend to bring to CR. Most airlines will permit you to bring an unloaded
short weapon in your checked luggage as long as it is in a locked container, but
ASK first before packing it... leave the key in it so TSA can look at the weapon
and include the original importation permit and original receipt of purchase in
the locked box... BUT keep a photocopy of each for yourself. Once you arrive in
CR, you will have to give the weapon to Customs at the airport with the receipt
where you purchased it and your importation permit so they have a basis for
Taxing it... altho it can be part of your once-every-6-months $500 duty free
articles imported. The Customs will tell you when and where you need to go to
pick it up. It must be given to the O.I.J. with 3 non-clad live ball ammunition
so that they can fire it and photograph the rifling pattern. Once all that is
done, Arms and Explosives will give you a Matricula (Registration) identifying
the weapon and the owner that is good until you dispose of the weapon and must
be carried on your person when you carry the weapon. You can carry ANY or ALL
of 3 registered short weapons concealed using the CCW issued by Arms and
Explosives in those areas where carrying concealed is permitted and yes, they
MUST be concealed.
There have been some modifications about corporate ownership of a weapon and
getting a concealed carry permit for that weapon. It appears that if a
corporation owns the weapon, it can be kept in your house but NOT carried and
you may not be able to get a CCW for a corporate owned weapon unless... but then
what about all the guard services that as corporations own many weapons that
they "loan" to their workers who must have a CCW to carry a corporate owned
weapon? Personally, I don't care how they have resolved that as the system is
so blighted as to boggle the mind. I say "blighted" to indicate the
incredibility of, for instance, Article 43 that says if you don't have any
paperwork to show that the weapon is yours, you merely have to make a sworn
statement that it IS yours and you can proceed with Registration (Matricula)!
Worse still, if the numbers are ground off or altered on a weapon you are trying
to register, Arms and Explosives will print you a new number at your request and
justification! So sticking to individuals with 3 or less short weapons, the law
is pretty clear.
Purchasing a weapon at a local arms dealer is fairly simple. There is some
paperwork involved and usually takes less than a week, depending upon the
requirement of firing it by the O.I.J. and their backlog. If they already have
that weapon registered as would be the case of buying a used and previously
registered one, then it takes about 3 days. The lines are long at Arms and
Explosives, now located in Sabana Sur in a spiffy new building. Your mileage
may vary.
Ali
It is not really as bad as you think or even have experienced. I have never
been asked for my CCW or arms registration to buy ammo, altho I don't usually
buy it here as it is so expensive and a couple of boxes in my checked luggage
has never been a problem, altho the law (Aritculo 44, Law No. 7530) says you do
need a permit to IMPORT center fire cartridges for short weapons, up to 500
cartridges per year, but NOT for rim fire or shotgun shells nor for the
components needed for RE-loading sport and hunting weapons. No mention of local
purchases.
To bring in a weapon, altho not required up front, for easing the way, you
should strive to get a pre-importation permit from the Office of Arms and
Explosives in Guadelupe. It will say (in Spanish) that you want to import a
firearm and you only need specify the calibre which should match what you buy
and intend to bring to CR. Most airlines will permit you to bring an unloaded
short weapon in your checked luggage as long as it is in a locked container, but
ASK first before packing it... leave the key in it so TSA can look at the weapon
and include the original importation permit and original receipt of purchase in
the locked box... BUT keep a photocopy of each for yourself. Once you arrive in
CR, you will have to give the weapon to Customs at the airport with the receipt
where you purchased it and your importation permit so they have a basis for
Taxing it... altho it can be part of your once-every-6-months $500 duty free
articles imported. The Customs will tell you when and where you need to go to
pick it up. It must be given to the O.I.J. with 3 non-clad live ball ammunition
so that they can fire it and photograph the rifling pattern. Once all that is
done, Arms and Explosives will give you a Matricula (Registration) identifying
the weapon and the owner that is good until you dispose of the weapon and must
be carried on your person when you carry the weapon. You can carry ANY or ALL
of 3 registered short weapons concealed using the CCW issued by Arms and
Explosives in those areas where carrying concealed is permitted and yes, they
MUST be concealed.
There have been some modifications about corporate ownership of a weapon and
getting a concealed carry permit for that weapon. It appears that if a
corporation owns the weapon, it can be kept in your house but NOT carried and
you may not be able to get a CCW for a corporate owned weapon unless... but then
what about all the guard services that as corporations own many weapons that
they "loan" to their workers who must have a CCW to carry a corporate owned
weapon? Personally, I don't care how they have resolved that as the system is
so blighted as to boggle the mind. I say "blighted" to indicate the
incredibility of, for instance, Article 43 that says if you don't have any
paperwork to show that the weapon is yours, you merely have to make a sworn
statement that it IS yours and you can proceed with Registration (Matricula)!
Worse still, if the numbers are ground off or altered on a weapon you are trying
to register, Arms and Explosives will print you a new number at your request and
justification! So sticking to individuals with 3 or less short weapons, the law
is pretty clear.
Purchasing a weapon at a local arms dealer is fairly simple. There is some
paperwork involved and usually takes less than a week, depending upon the
requirement of firing it by the O.I.J. and their backlog. If they already have
that weapon registered as would be the case of buying a used and previously
registered one, then it takes about 3 days. The lines are long at Arms and
Explosives, now located in Sabana Sur in a spiffy new building. Your mileage
may vary.
Ali