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之前看到不少枪友就这个问题有争议。有人认为游客和非移民签证可以到靶场去租枪、打枪,不需要猎证。也有人认为法律上规定这种情况不能possess firearm和ammunition,而靶场租枪、打枪也是possess的一种,所以没有猎证是违法的。
今天专门研究了下ATF的FAQ,其实这个问题ATF有明确的答复:
游客和非移民签证,有猎证或者符合其它能拥有武器的例外条件,能在靶场租枪和打枪。
ATF是这么解释的,靶场愿不愿意遵守是靶场的事,出了事靶场又不会负责。所以提醒各位枪友带新人或朋友去打枪时,如果不想有任何风险,需要先准备好猎照。
如果我的理解有误,还请各位枪友指正。
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/ ... earm-lawful-hunting
Can an alien who enters the United States on a nonimmigrant alien visa rent a firearm for lawful hunting or sporting purposes while in the United States?A nonimmigrant alien that possess a valid hunting license from a State within the United States or falls within any of the other exceptions or exemptions that allow nonimmigrant aliens to possess firearms may rent firearms to hunt or to use at a shooting range. [18 U.S.C. 922(a)(5) and (9), 922(g)(5)(B) and 922(y); 27 CFR 478.99(a) and (c)(5)]
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-nonimmigrant-alien-who-has-been-admitted-united-states-under-nonimmigrant-visa May a nonimmigrant alien who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa possess a firearm or ammunition in the United States?An alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa is prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing a firearm or ammunition unless the alien falls within one of the exceptions provided in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2), such as: a valid hunting license or permit, admitted for lawful hunting or sporting purposes, certain official representatives of a foreign government, or a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly foreign government entering the United States on official law enforcement business. [18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B) and 922(y)(2); 27 CFR 478.11 and 478.32]
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