Now this is going to sound more and more like this is my intention, but I’m honestly just a curious dude.
I think you could get it home through the mail no? Properly wrapped. Like they ain’t scanning all packages otherwise I’d have had more drug shipments blocked back when I used to order on the DarkWeb markets.
You’d have to be pretty stupid to try mailing it. Shipping of firearms is heavily regulated. The import and export even more so. You’d probably have to commit fraud by declaring that it’s something other than a firearm.
They don’t scan every package but do scan a lot. I’d be surprised if they don’t have heuristics based on other aspects—like weight and size—to help them decide which to scan.
I’m sure it depends on the country. Here in Canada, you are gambling between safely importing an illegal firearm vs. an indictable offense which can lead to three years in jail (for the first gun). And that’s assuming the firearm is otherwise legal in Canada.
Obviously it happens - most handguns used in crimes in Canada are illegally smuggled in from the US. Just understand though, that you’d be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.
Almost certainly. But getting it home would be a problem, as almost every other country on earth has stringent firearm import laws to navigate.
True.
Now this is going to sound more and more like this is my intention, but I’m honestly just a curious dude.
I think you could get it home through the mail no? Properly wrapped. Like they ain’t scanning all packages otherwise I’d have had more drug shipments blocked back when I used to order on the DarkWeb markets.
You’d have to be pretty stupid to try mailing it. Shipping of firearms is heavily regulated. The import and export even more so. You’d probably have to commit fraud by declaring that it’s something other than a firearm.
They don’t scan every package but do scan a lot. I’d be surprised if they don’t have heuristics based on other aspects—like weight and size—to help them decide which to scan.
I’m sure it depends on the country. Here in Canada, you are gambling between safely importing an illegal firearm vs. an indictable offense which can lead to three years in jail (for the first gun). And that’s assuming the firearm is otherwise legal in Canada.
Obviously it happens - most handguns used in crimes in Canada are illegally smuggled in from the US. Just understand though, that you’d be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.