Owning a fire arm as a conditional PR

[Rocio0010 5,599]

Hi! I’m a conditional permanent resident from WV and I will do my removal on January 2022. I’m thinking of buying a firearm (of course, doing it all the legal way!) and was wondering whether it would bite back on my for when I apply to citizenship.

Also, do I have to get a concealed carry permit? 
Thank you in advance!

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

Under current law, buying a firearm does not pose a problem for citizenship.  I am not aware of any state which requires a Concealed Carry permit just to purchase.  However, check your state law for requirements to purchase and to carry.  

Edited March 28, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[Boiler 45,902]

CCP certainly in my State is highly recommended, now a friend taught the course and was well above the minimum.

 

Also look at Hunters Ed

[Rocio0010 5,599]

17 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Under current law, buying a firearm does not pose a problem for citizenship.  I am not aware of any state which requires a Concealed Carry permit just to purchase.  However, check your state law for requirements to purchase and to carry.  

Thank you! I was just confused whether I should go by federal or State law -I’m just reading that WV does not require a concealed carry to buy a gun. However, just to be on the safe side, I will take a Concealed Carry class. So I guess I should answer “yes” to the question if I ever received military training?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,477]

As long as you purchase and handle it legally per the guidelines of your state, you should be fine.

 

I recommend staying away from dealers that say they can let you avoid the waiting perod (if any) and also stay away from gun conventions that bypass purchasing restrictions.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

1 minute ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

As long as you purchase and handle it legally per the guidelines of your state, you should be fine.

 

I recommend staying away from dealers that say they can let you avoid the waiting perod (if any) and also stay away from gun conventions that bypass purchasing restrictions.

For sure. I am actually going to buy it from a dealer that will run a background cheque. No bypassing here. I’m just super cautious and even paranoid when it comes to laws.

[Boiler 45,902]

CCP has nothing to do with military, I was in the Combined Cadet Force, very marginal but just makes the military training bit. Not enough to get a discount for vets.

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

Concealed carry is far away from military training. You don't need to worry about that.

[Loren Y 2,756]

My wife is an LPR currently, removing conditions this October. She actually got her CCW before she had her green card with no issues. I added her on one of my firearms as a joint owner so she could carry it. Since she received her green card she has purchased her own firearm with no issues, and there should be no issues down the line. And as other posters have said, the 8 hour CCW course ( 4 hours classroom/4 hours range time ( You only fire 40 rounds) as it is set here in Nevada) is a far cry from any military training. I personally agree the amount of training for the CCW is way to minimal, but better than nothing. If you do get a firearm and decide to carry it, I can't stress enough... Train, Train, and Train some more.

[Rocio0010 5,599]

27 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

My wife is an LPR currently, removing conditions this October. She actually got her CCW before she had her green card with no issues. I added her on one of my firearms as a joint owner so she could carry it. Since she received her green card she has purchased her own firearm with no issues, and there should be no issues down the line. And as other posters have said, the 8 hour CCW course ( 4 hours classroom/4 hours range time ( You only fire 40 rounds) as it is set here in Nevada) is a far cry from any military training. I personally agree the amount of training for the CCW is way to minimal, but better than nothing. If you do get a firearm and decide to carry it, I can't stress enough... Train, Train, and Train some more.

Thank you for your insight!!! I will enroll in a training class, and also my husband is going to train me as well!

[Fr8dog 312]

About that weaponstrainingthingie,

I had "no" marked on my N400 and the CO changed it to "yes". This was solely based on the fact that I had a VA carry permit at the time and you are required to shoot 10 rounds of with an instructor. That was considered "weapons training"

Do some research on what is and is not permitted with a "concealed" permit. Federal and State rules are not mutual exclusive nd you could be in violation of rules without realizing it. I can not leave my neighborhood without passing withing 300ft of a school. And there is one "public" road that makes me cross the blue line of a federal installation twice.

Also be prepared for waiting longer on the "all clear" when the FLL checks get run. Non residents take a while longer most of the time (mine was 12 hours instead of the 5 minutes)

[trudi 1,317]

I had a concealed carry permit and owned 2 firearms before I became a citizen. Not an issue at my N400 interview (this was in NC)

[kzielu 1,149]

7 hours ago, ra0010 said:

Thank you! I was just confused whether I should go by federal or State law -I’m just reading that WV does not require a concealed carry to buy a gun. However, just to be on the safe side, I will take a Concealed Carry class. So I guess I should answer “yes” to the question if I ever received military training?

You probably want to research the law when or before you buy your firearm (not from citizenship point of view since there is no question you can legally own it) but so you don't commit a felony.

 

Concealed carry has literally zero to do with military training and allows your to carry concealed weapon - which for example means gun in the glovebox in the car (depending on a state law). You also may want to research (and they will tell you that on a CCW permit class - hopefully) where you may not carry your gun ever regardless of the permit (school, churches, federal buildings, being drunk with it - depends on a state law - but that will make you a felon if caught and exclude from citizenship). And most importantly - learn how to safely use it, don't just buy it.

Edited March 28, 2021 by kzielu

[Verrou 1,962]

Just got my fire arm in the states of Maine. USC husband bought it, didn’t put my name in any of the paper. I won’t carry it anywhere anyway and our plan just to join shooting club next month. Every states has different rule about carrying fire arm. But to answer ur question, u can buy fire arm here 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

10 hours ago, ra0010 said:

For sure. I am actually going to buy it from a dealer that will run a background cheque. No bypassing here. I’m just super cautious and even paranoid when it comes to laws.

Yes, you can legally buy a firearm as a Permanent Resident here in the USA. I would highly suggest a CCW class and license in order to carry it concealed. I just looked at the rules for WV and it looks like you do not need a permit to buy a handgun or a rifle just a background check. Just remember to be responsible with it and you should be fine. 

https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/west-virginia/