[windeguy]

Guns and ammunition are expensive here because the government wants them to be expensive. Despite the right to bear arms ( not to be confused with the right to arm bears), there is an effort to minimize the amount of people with fire arms by keeping the prices very high. Citizens and legal residents do not have the right to import guns or ammunition on their own.

I have heard rumors that they are no longer importing guns and ammunition, I cannot really believe that, but does anyone have facts on that?

Unless laws have changed, 9 mm is the largest caliber weapon a civilian may own. A civilian may own a shotgun as well, but not a rifle of any kind.

Do not try to bring your own gun into the country unless you are very well connected to someone in the government that can make this work for you.

If you purchase a second hand gun, be absolutely certain that it is "clean". In this case "clean" means not being used in any crime. Your lawyer should be able to guarantee this.

I agree that guns are often used in crimes of passion between relatives. I just consider that another form of "genetic engineering" with no basis in a decision to decide against having one for personal protection or sporting use.


I will be interested to hear how the one poster re-registers his firearm after letting the licenses expire years ago. My guess is you might have to pay all the back years fees, that would be bad, but for those of us paying all along, it would be fair.