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Quote: The Laura Chinchilla administration has tightened the rules under which expats can have weapons. Currently only persons with permanent residency can obtain a firearm license. That means rentistas and pensionados can not have weapons legally, although many of them do have one for home protection."


A tico told me a CR corporation can have one. True?

What is the rule on a 177 caliber air powered pellet gun?

From another forum.

My husband just bought a GAMO 177 caliber air powered pellet gun a couple of months ago. The gun is made in Barcelona, Spain. There are NO restrictions as to who can buy an air pistol or rifle in Costa Rica. It was purchased at the gun store in Multiplaza and they didn't even ask to see his cedula, just his money.

With theCR restrictions now days a firearm is hard to come by or be in big trouble if you have to use one. sure a pellet gun sounds pretty wimpy. The new pellet guns are a far cry from those in the past. My Ruger 177 caliber shoots at 1200 ft per sec. and with the hot loads it shoots at 1400 ft per sec. You can easily kill a person with one of these. Only an idiot would go walking around with any firearm out in the open. Sure Doubt that i would ever be able to bring my 454Casull or my Marlin 45-70 to CR.

I know there are still a bunch of new Glocks out there for sale, the ones they stole from the police shack a few months ago.

I don't need a Glock and I don't buy stolen items. Just in case anyone should wonder.

If anyone needs a stun gun or Pepper spray pistol, contact me. I have em.

TBD
The Bigg Dogg

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LEOs = idiots, by this logic. And hey don't give out with "Aw, man, you know what I mean." 'Cuz all we know is what you say explicitly. Now, I abso-fucking-lutely agree that any civilian that walks around with an exposed firearm is beyond stupid--not least because a rooftop shooter or brickthrower can pick you off so his bud can slide around the building and do further damage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4sIA0fWCI << nifty tune with some on-topic lyrics.
BTW, that Ruger Air Hawk is one nifty piece--see YouTube for details--any air pistols (i.e. short-range but not intimate weapons) you'd care to mention?

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All i want one for is out at my place in the campos.

Since real gun ownership is such a hassle etc. What are the rules about a friend loaning you a shotgun etc for a week or so?
No packing it around. Just at the finica out in the campos.

Hugs not Guns.

Lock your shit up. Don't tempt an honest person into a thief.

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I have talked to several people about guns. I think you should buy an air gun for its intended purpose. Shooting varmints and very small game.
If you draw one of those, and they have a shotgun, you are dead. They WILL SHOOT. I'm thinking on nice Mossberg model to defend my home. I would love to be able to just walk into Walmart and buy one. However, the Walmarts here have high powered water pistols.

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Permit? Permit? We don't need no dern permit!

Then I suggest you be proficient at escape and evasion, and do it immediately after firing.

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It is also easier to get them to leave.