[Cpt Sir Richard Burton]

"Nope, not in this country. Try again. There is a strict federal definition. What is it? "

I don't know.. and I don't particularly care what the exact definition is.

My point is that it is possible to own such things in the UK - I agree that it is harder than it is in the US.

I personally don't have anything against somebody owning such weapons as long they are of good character.

My whole point is that: I have guns in the UK which I wish to use here in the US and I can't! True I live in Massachusetts (at the moment) but a lot of states have the same laws.

If I were a US citizen moving to the UK I could take the SAME guns back there and use them, after obtaining a license.

Which states in the US don't require you to hold some type of government document to purchase and use a firearm? And how many states allow foreign residents to own/buy firearms?

[coloradan]

Which states in the US don't require you to hold some type of government document to purchase and use a firearm? And how many states allow foreign residents to own/buy firearms?

It would be simpler to say which ones do - Hawaii, MA, Illinois, and possibly Kalifornistan.

I don't know about state laws across the country, but federal law is that legal aliens who otherwise meet the conditions of the Brady registration check (not a felon, drug user, never committed to an institution, no domestic violence, no restraining order, etc), and have been here for more than 90 days may purchase, own, and use any firearms that are otherwise legal for citizens. In Colorado there is no additional state restrictions on gun ownership, though non-citizens are not eligible for carry permits in some counties.

By the way, Do you believe you have a right to your own life?

[coloradan]

"Nope, not in this country. Try again. There is a strict federal definition. What is it? "

I don't know.. and I don't particularly care what the exact definition is.

Note that your thread centers on setting us straight about British gun laws, but you don't care what US gun laws are even though you moved here.

[dinodino]

"A lot of States" do NOT have the same laws. Do not assume that the rest of the Union is like Mass.