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Allowing foreigners to shoot?

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I do a lot of international business, and when associates visit the U.S. I like to dissuade their preconceptions of U.S. weapons interest by taking them shooting. In the past I have taken them to private land in the far south of Texas and let them shoot some of my weapons at inanimate targets. I have a couple of visitors from France this week, but do not have time to take them to the private land. Is it legal to allow them to shoot my weapons at a local range?
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I know of no US. statute which prohibits a person with a valid non immigrant visa to shoot someone else's firearm in a recreational venue in which the owner of the firearm could shoot it. As long as the weapon is not "transferred" to the alien, y'all should be allright.
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nuparadigm wrote:I know of no US. statute which prohibits a person with a valid non immigrant visa to shoot someone else's firearm in a recreational venue in which the owner of the firearm could shoot it. As long as the weapon is not "transferred" to the alien, y'all should be allright.
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There are several people each year that take foreign nationals to shoot, skeet, sporting clays, targets, etc. As long as you are not giving them a firearm to take home you should be ok.

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I never had a problem with it, I have taken a friend from Colombia and an ex from France, no problem each time. I also didnt say anything to the range about it. I just put everything in my name and they didnt even ask for their ID or anything.

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jamullinstx,
I just want to say I think what you do is a very, I hate to use the word cool but a very cool thing. :cheers2:

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I've taken foreigners shooting before, and it's interesting to see the change as they start shooting. It goes from somewhat nervous apprehension to intense concentration and then big smiles.

I had a tiny Japanese girl who was a house mate of mine go with me once, along with another house mate. She probably weighed all of 80 pounds, but she LOVED it. I have a priceless photo of her giant smile (below) immediately after she took the first shot from my Mosin-Nagant 91/30. She finished all 5 rounds, too. :mrgreen: Lots of people shoot 2 or 3 rounds and they're done with it.

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In Japan, they have commercial tours to the U.S. for people who want to shoot guns, so if it's legal for a foreign tourist to come here just for the purpose of shooting guns at commercial ranges, it is surely legal for you to bring a foreign friend to a private range to shoot guns.
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It is also common to see shooters from other countries competing in most large sanctioned matchs. I remember there being several shooters from Italy at the first Texas state IDPA match I attended. The Japanese gentleman who won the steel challenge a couple years ago had never fired a real gun until less than a week before the match, all of his practice was done using airsoft guns.
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