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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
I pretty sure this has been discussed before but I can't find the thread.
I want to take my .20cal air rifle to Baja (pump-up, not CO2):
1. I seem to remember that there was a caliber size restriction, the .177 and the .20 OK but the .22 not?
2. Is it better to bury it way deep and play dumb or have it in plain view?
donkey shame
[Edited on 6-29-2014 by Santiago] |
Don't do it!!!
While guns "Are legal" in M閤ico you must have them registered with the SEDENA (Mexican Department of Defense) and they must be for your or your
properties protection. You can belong to a "Club de Caza y Tiro" and use them for hunting or on a shooting range and thus travel with yoour firearms
within mexico.
As for BB guns and rifles, no worry, they are legal, pump or CO2, no permits required.
So much for that, now to answer your question about bringing them....DO NOT!!! They are not allowed across, nada, not bb guns, nada, not even
paintball guns. If you were to get caught at the border with them you are at minimum looking at your vehicle and all possesions confiscated and you
and whoever is with you hauled to the Ministerio Publico Federal. No weapons whatsoever are allowed across just like that.
You can import them if you belong to a hunting club but not just drive across. There is no tax on them, only confiscation and straight slammer,
federal.
What goes on within the country is one story, what goes on at the border and the customs laws is another.
Saludos Santiago
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Santiago
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Well now, This is very interesting. And you know, I somehow get the distinction between internal and border. This could be true. So mi amigos, how
did you get your guns thru the border - on the dashboard or in a giant jar of p-nut butter??
Me thinks Flowers may well have a point to consider.
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Before I brought mine down I asked at the border about pellet guns. The lady said absolutely not and did I have the pellet gun with me? I said no but
she searched the car pretty well and told me that pellet guns were not legal in Mexico. Maybe she meant for tourists, I don't know. Anyway for that
reason I hid it pretty well when I did bring it down.
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part of going to Mex is the pucker factor! this should provide 2 or 3 trips worth of pucker.....
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My advice is to not bring the pellet gun. "You'll shoot you eye out"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
My advice is to not bring the pellet gun. "You'll shoot you eye out" |
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*bump*
I鈥檓 looking at a Berna air powered projectile type of handgun for boondocking. Not gunpowder fired and only shoots .68 pellets at 365 ft/second.
Confused by what is and what is not allowed anymore. Conflicting stories I have been reading. And bear spray still not allowed? Pardon my stupidity on
the subject matter. How about tasers? All electric. ????
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We took many pump action BB guns to Mexico for the kids (and adults) to play with. They took small pellets. Cheapy guns.
We'd throw beer cans into the water and shoot them from the bow of the boat. Fun times.
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My sniper son. Pointing at Martini Cove circa 2015.
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I can only add 3 years ago friend's crossing they took them away. Told them you can pick them up when you leave
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Quote: Originally posted by lencho  |
If that's .68 inches, I'd suggest you do some research; as I recall, civilians can't own anything over 22 caliber.
Where that puts paintball guns, I do not know. Is that "a thing" in Mexico?
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Edit: My info may be obsolete; I just found a site selling 45 caliber air guns, seems like to the Mexican Market. Legal? No idea. |
A twelve gauge shotgun slug is .69 caliber.
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
This is interesting;
From the Ley federal de armas y explosivos
| Quote: | | Arma o armas de fuego, todo instrumento que cuente con ca帽贸n y que lance a trav茅s de 茅ste un proyectil o bala por la acci贸n de una deflagraci贸n
de p贸lvora; por sus efectos imilares a un arma de fuego, se incluyen en esta categor铆a las armas accionadas por alg煤n tipo de gas inerte, aire
comprimido o pist贸n que generen una energ铆a cin茅tica superior a los 140 Joules; |
(Firearm or firearms, any instrument that has a barrel and that expels a projectile or bullet through it by the action of a gunpowder
deflagration; due to effects similar to a firearm, weapons powered by some type of inert gas, compressed air or piston that generate a kinetic energy
greater than 140 Joules are included in this category.)
I.e. technically, most air guns produce under 100 joules and possibly don't fall under the firearm caliber rules.
Though discussing this with an Aduana agent, might be... good Spanish practice. |
Interesting, the 140 joules legal limit for air guns was added in may of this year. Not sure how air guns were previously defined or limited. 140 is
a really high limit, you can't really find any .177 or .22 air guns on the market with muzzle energy greater than 50, and most are much lower.
I think there are prohibitions on importing some or all air guns into mexico, despite fact that they are legal in the country.
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