As a gun owner, have you ever dreamed of becoming an expat and living a life overseas? There are certain places in the rest of the world that have pretty lax gun laws. You’ll be able to bring your entire collection without much of an issue. Of course, you won’t have the protection from the glorious Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, but at least you’ll be able to purchase new guns and go hunting whenever you please.
Here are 5 of the best places for gun owners who want a lifestyle outside of America. Keep in mind that in order to take your guns from the United States with you to your new country, you’ll have to have special permits to import those weapons.
#5: Finland
This country has an intense love of hunting. They also encourage gun ownership as part of their history and traditions. While gun violence is very rare there, they still have one of the highest per-capita gun ownership numbers in the world. People are truly responsible with their firearms in this country.
#4: Italy
Owning a glorious villa in Italy on the coast somewhere is many people’s ultimate retirement dream. The gun laws aren’t complicated there, but they do have three types of licenses that allow people to own firearms. Those are for hunting, shooting sports, or conceal carry. They aren’t hard to get, but each one details how many firearms you can legally own in your home. But if you are a hunter who owns lots of rifles and shotguns, the number of those you can own is unlimited.
#3: Panama
The beaches, sunny weather, and low cost of living make Panama a dream destination. Gun permits are simple to obtain, even if it can take a little while to get one. Once you do, though, practically everything is legal — even short-barrelled shotguns. You cannot open carry, but conceal carry isn’t an issue.
#2: Switzerland
Do you like to ski? Eat fine chocolate? Buy high-end watches? Well then, Switzerland just might be the place for you. As far as guns go, this country actually encourages all citizens to conceal carry their firearm. They used to require all males, until 2010, to have a Sig Sauer SG 550 or a P229 in their homes for national defense. That law is gone now, but they still want people to voluntarily sign up to do that. Shooting ranges are all over the country as well as exceptional spots to hunt in the picturesque mountains.
#1: Canada
Not in the mood to move very far? Canada might be the place for you. It’s got great healthcare, low crime, and truly awesome hunting. That’s the main reason why many people own a variety of guns. 23 percent of the population own guns in their homes, so you’ll be in good company with your extensive firearm collection there.
I was surprised to see Canada on the list. I seem to recall a couple of articles stating that Canada was starting to ban a lot of guns.
Tom McCarty, I agree with w/you. Canada is becoming a very left country. And as in the USA, the same in Canada, it’s mostly the large cities. In fact, the gov tried to confiscate law-abiding citizens hunting weapons not too long ago. This failed because of the outrage from a variety of groups. in Canada. The Canadian gov thought they would do the New Zealand thing of gun control. But Canada is not a gun-friendly country anymore from what I have read in different articles. A little more research pls.
Canada was a shocker after all the news about their politics and policies. I’m not sure this is currently good info about Canada. I would check with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) first.
Canada???!!! Heck No. Handguns not allowed, lousy wait-forever-til-its-your-turn-health care, and it’s Socialist. Plus you have to put up with the FROGs in half the country. Nice to visit, but not ready to give up my freedoms to freeze to death. Switzerland is changing rapidly on gun laws and who can afford their high cost of living? Finland? Another frozen wasteland: Was part of the Communist bloc not long ago. Too close to Mother Russia, thank you. Panama is a banana republic that allows you to get malaria any time you like. Italy has the Mafia and high unemployment and crime. Screw them all. We need to just fix what we have here.
Amen Mason, I ben in Europa, my family is from Barcelona til the last century Spain was fair, and the old people all they used to more than 1, bud not any more, and the rest of Europa good luck, Canada is B.S and they thing We AMERICA are cowboys and they don’t like, Mexico make my laugh, America inmigration tell me all the time I drive my car, “don’t carry your gun is illegal in Mexico” 1 hour in Mexico I get any gun I want, alwas @ small 38sp, easy to carry, l leave in @ bar when I back to the State, Uruguay. Argentina. Brasil all latin America is the same Peru litle more dificult bud if I want I can get it, bud I never stay n Peru more the 2 week, bud any country tha I stay more the 3 mons n Latin America I need my “litle friend” be sure YOU ARE POLITE AND FRIEND WITH ALL THE POLICE, remember the poor Police don’t make any money is not like America police, and be sure SPEAK SPANISH AND IN BRAZIL SPEAK PORTUGUES[not spanish) AND PLEASE DON’T DO LIKE I DO, YOU DON’T NEED a gun in strange LAND, don do stupid thing and you not need one. HAPPY NEW YEAR
The inclusion of Canada is total BS, putting in serious doubt the veracity of this article in its entirety.
Is this Satire?
Canada?? Canada??? Really?!?!?!? The fool that wrote this article is either yanking everyone’s chain or is completely eat up with stupid. They don’t allow handguns, semiautomatic rifles (especially ARs) and have a socialistic medical system that sucks more than a Hoover Vacuum cleaner on steroids.
Based on the number one choice, I would be extremely suspect of ANY of the rest of them. This was probably written by a bleeding heart, gun hating demomaggot that wants all gun owners to leave this nation.
I will not leave the country I fought for. Instead, I will continue to fight for what is my right, 5 states in the east have a enough firearm owners to form the worlds largest army. Mess will the bull and you will get the horn.
Just don’t California my TEXAS!!
This article should’ve been written by free-lancer from the GOA. The term “gun” is used too loosely. For example;
How many of these places outright ban, or all but ban, handguns?
How many authorize revolver handguns but not semi-auto(s)?
How many prohibit semi-auto and/or full-auto rifles?
Magazine capacities?
Don’t get me wrong the article is good for what it is but Trudeau, you know … FIDEL. CASTRO’s BASTARD SON, is trying to confiscate all the firearms in Canada. Try owning a sidearm in Canada if you’re not a cop; almost unheard of.
We need to focus on getting rid of the NFA in the USA as It’s bern entirely unconstitutional since the ink used to print it was still drying on the paper.
FORMER LEO, I LIVED THERE FOR 13 YEARS, DONE THAT. IT IS NO LONGER GUN FRIENDLY. NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL LAWS VARY. YOU HAD BETTER DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE BLITHELY SCURRYING UP THERE. YOU WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IF YOU DON’T CHECK BEFORE YOU GO. AND, BY THE WAY, THIER POPULATION HAS JUST THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO RINOS IN BOTH PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. IF YOU ARE INTO A NANNY STATE AND GREAT FISHING, FEEL FREE TO GO- JUST LOOSE THE ILLUSIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE ANYTHING LIKE OUR BILL OF RIGHTS TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, EH?