Danke Osama...

[Christian]

Alert for Visiting Shooters, Hunters and Related Businesspeople

     The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) this week

announced restrictive new rules on possession of firearms by visitors

to the United States.

     The new rules implement a 1998 law that prohibits possession or

purchase of firearms by most non-immigrant aliens such as tourists,

students and temporary workers.  There are exemptions for licensed

hunters, law enforcement officers on official business and certain other

foreign officials.

     However, when the rules go into effect on February 19, 2002, all

foreign visitors (other than law enforcement officers and foreign

government officials) seeking to bring a firearm into the United States

will be required to apply for an import permit from BATF's Imports

Branch.  Since approval of import permits can take several months,

anyone planning to visit the United States to shoot, hunt, or attend

sporting trade shows should contact BATF's Imports Branch

immediately to ask about this procedure.  You may call the Imports

Branch at 202-927-8320.

     To read the new rules, see pages 5422-5429 of the Federal Register

for Tuesday, February 5, available online at

<http://www.atf.treas.gov/regulations/td471.pdf

     While the rules are going into effect on a "temporary" basis in

less than two weeks, they are also subject to a public comment period.

Make sure your comments refer to "Notice No. 935" and that they are

received at BATF on or before May 6, 2002.

Your signed comments up to three pages long may be sent by fax to:

(202)-927-8602.  Comments may also be e-mailed to:

nprm@atfhq.atf.treas.gov <mailto:nprm@atfhq.atf.treas.gov ; e-mailed

comments must contain your name, mailing address and e-mail address

and must be no more than three pages long when printed.  More detailed

comments may be mailed to:

             Chief, Regulations Division

             Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

             P.O. Box 50221

             Washington, DC  20091-0221

             Attn: Notice No. 935

     The National Rifle Association of America will work with the

Administration and the Congress in an effort to ensure that the

implementation of this law does not burden law-abiding visitors to the

U.S. and the businesses that depend on them.  If your visit to the

United States is obstructed by these new regulations, please contact

the NRA's Office of Legislative Counsel at 703-267-1160.

[Gast]

Zitat:

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Since approval of import permits can take several months,

anyone planning to visit the United States to shoot, hunt, or attend

sporting trade shows should contact BATF's Imports Branch

immediately to ask about this procedure.

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Na klasse. Die sind ja auch alle mit legalen Waffen eingereist...

Mit dem 1. September läßt sich ja (leider immer noch) jeder Sch... als notwendige Maßnahme verkaufen

Gruß

Holger

[dhohl]

siehe aber Exception A: Jeder, der zu *lawful hunting and sporting purposes* eine Waffe mitbringt braucht keine Importlizenz. Fuer Sportschuetzen aendert sich also wenig (irgendeine Einladung mitbringen).

--Detlef

[Christian]

Hi Detlef, Dein Wort in Gottes Ohr..

ich habe heute mit den US Konsulat telefoniert die meinten generell jeder muß beantragen ab dem 19.02. Ich hab da morgen nen Termin die wollten des noch mal gegenchecken..verstehen kann ich's ja..

Gruß CW

[dhohl]

Christian,

das Problem ist natuerlich, dass das Konsulat sich mit sowas auch nicht auskennt. Exception A ist *eindeutig* im Wortlaut, und auch weiter unten nochmal erklaert. Trifft auf jeden Fall auf Dich zu! Ausdrucken, Einladung oder Match-Anzeige auch mitnehmen, fertig! Was koennen die schon gross machen? Schlimmstenfalls schickt man Dich gleich nach Kuba (da sollen die Zigarren gut sein...),

Detlef

[Christian]

Guantanamo Bay? Nee danke. Wir werden es sehen. Ich denke bei aller Nervosität sind die Amis immer professionell genug, die Situation einzuschätzen..