The Best Countries for Gun Owners

[@checkthelogic]

No wonder you are a director. You are catching the stuff that others missed. This topic was an absolute must to cover. Great job!!!

[@NomadCapitalistRD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@checkthelogic]

@@NomadCapitalistRD Enjoyed? That piece was necessary. There are a lot of people who want and need to know that information. We have to spread it around!!!!

[@marlow769]

Anytime anyone, including a country’s government, tells you that personal protection is not a valid reason to own a gun, they’re telling you that they consider your life to be meaningless…trust them At Your Peril.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

If I remember correctly, the Czech Republic has amended their constitution to make gun ownership a right for law abiding citizens.

[@allanpinkerton007]

That's right!!

[@obeii1805]

Yes but no conceal or open carry

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

@obeii1805 Concealed carry is a thing in the Czech Republic. Citizens with clean records can obtain a permit that allows them to carry two weapons on their person. No open carry except for long guns while hunting, and any guns used in competitive shooting events while competing.

[@obeii1805]

@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 yea but with extra stipulations , and exceptions, definitely not like USA

[@allanpinkerton007]

@@obeii1805 Wich "estipulations"?....you apply for a C license and obtained CCW permit automatically and if you belong to a "militia" no restrictions except automatic firearms!!

[@dlagrua]

So the bottom line here is that she advocates asking PERMISSION to own a firearm. I'm glad that over here in the USA gun ownership is a right. You don't need any reason.

[@davedavids57]

Isn't a background check and Form 4473 basically asking for permission? Unlike in Central Europe it's actually stricter on who the government allows to own a gun. In the US if you have spent one night in a mental care home or had one single felony (even if it's not violent) conviction it is likely you will be banned from owning guns for life. If that happens the federal government will even steal them from you with no compensation. Most European countries don't have prohibition for single non violent felonies longer than ten years. If they take your guns due to a conviction or mental episode you can have them stored at an FFL or sold, not the case in the USA. There is no automatic ban on owning a gun if you have had past mental health treatment and you are now healthy. If you take drugs whilst safely storing your guns you don't lose your right to have them etc. Also in the US you aren't allowed to import any gun the federal government doesn't think is a sporting weapon. You have to pay $200 and wait a year per suppressor and you have really silly receiver and bolt laws that make many guns illegal when they are clearly not machine guns. The US is actually kind of sucky for gun owners especially if you take California, NY, NJ, Illinois, Washington etc etc into account.

[@Ijetskilc2]

You need a reason to own a gun in Kentucky. A state trooper pulled me over once a said " How come you have a AR-15 in your backseat" I said " I'm invading Tennessee!" He looked at me and said " sounds like a good reason " and went back to his car.

[@HaveYourADVENTURE]

Paraguay is the most gun friendly country in all of Latin America. The laws there are extremely liberal and probably the best option for anyone who wants one for self defense. Probably the best option for Americans who are looking for a second residency.

[@lemuelcolter6835]

Appreciate the content. This was actually something that I thought about recently. Thank you.

[@NomadCapitalistRD]

Thanks!

[@opencarry3860]

Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are the best for gun rights, so I will stay right here.

[@billdanosky]

Until Kamala decides to do a mandatory buy back. It's not constitutional, but that never stopped a Leftist before.

[@ctznkane6106]

Excellent presentation Jovana ! Bravo Jovana !!!!

[@jemradwan]

The Swiss police actually has a list on a website somewhere saying that they dont normally give firearms permits to citizens of certain countries, such as Serbia. I don't know if that affects dual-citizens though

[@davedavids57]

That will be for non resident visitors.

[@chickensinmotion6827]

Thank you for covering this topic. This was a question that's been in my head for a while.

[@NomadCapitalistRD]

Glad we could help answer your question!

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Finland is extremely good for gun ownership. Its hard for civilians to get automatic guns, but many dont know that if you get a collectors permit you can get pretty much anything. In other words, dont say you are getting it for self defense, say you are getting it as a hobby for fun range shooting.

[@alvarohigino]

What about the possibility to carry it?

[@Heurigijdbd]

@@alvarohiginoyou probably can’t carry

[@impyrobot]

@@alvarohigino tbf you don't need to carry in Finland unless you are in the really far north in the backcountry

[@obeii1805]

If u can’t carry a gun then u basically don’t have one 😂😂

[@jamesadamiak6214]

I keep hearing for all of these countries that are supposed to be free to own a firearm, you need to get a license, or permit or show a justifiable need, limits on how many firearms you may own! These are privileges and not a right! So the USA at the moment is the only country where you have an inalienable right for firearms ownership, there are forces at work trying to remove that right!

[@davedavids57]

OK firstly there are quite a few countries that allow you to just buy a gun from the gun store with just a background check. Typically just bolt action rifles, double barrelled shotguns, lever action shotguns, revolver carbines over 60cm. Austria and Switzerland for example. The big difference in licencing is shall vs may on issuing. It's like your background checks which are shall issue not may. Also it is a privilege in the US to have a gun too, it's actually a lot lot harder for felons (even non violent) and people who have spent just one night in a mental home to legally have a gun in the US than virtually anywhere in the world. Most countries don't have a federal criminal records database like the USA. Countries like Switzerland regard them as a danger to civil liberties as a gun shop owner could randomly look people up to see if they have a conviction. As such often a shall issue licence or permit acts like a confirmation that a background check has been passed. For instance in Switzerland if you want to buy a gun you have to get a background check bit of paper from the local police and then give that to the gun shop. They call it a permit to own but it's shall issue, they can't not give it to you. It's like a US background check, the FBI can't randomly decide you don't get a gun. Virtually every one of the 44 countries of Europe has some form of shall issue firearms licence. Sometimes you have to pass a test, but if you pass the test you get the gun, nowhere is that difficult, they can't say no. Even in England if you want a shotgun you don't have to have a reason. Just want a shotgun and after a note from your Dr and a background check and home visit you get a shotgun maximum 2+1 and you can buy as many as you want. The following European countries have shall issue for anything you can own in the US and often more (open bolt, SBR, converted machine guns etc), Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Lithuania. They will often ask why you want the gun, but it's just like a question on the 4473 and everyone just puts self defence or sport shooting. In Czechia their constitution even says it's a Czech persons inalienable right to shoot terrorists.

[@whiterabit09]

There are very few countries where you are able to defend your life and your family, without facing prosecution. If you don't have this freedom, what freedom do you have?

[@user-zk8tg8ko1u]

Iam from Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Iam ok with our gun laws. If you make a test from gunlaw and first aid, and doctor says you are able to own guns (he will not, if you have mental problems in the past, or things like you miss one eye, you hear badly, etc...). So normal, healty person can own gun for any reason legally. You can also own as many guns you want, but you just have to upgrade your "security". When you have up to two guns, you dont have to own safe. You just must lock them the way, that thief for example must apply force to get them. So you can lock them in the house, and you are ok, because to get them, someone will have to throw a rock trough your window for example, and thats force. When you have up to 20 guns, you need safe, and more than 20, you need special room in your house with electric security. What also wasnt said is, that you can own fully automatic firearm, if you get permision from local police. But from that point, police can visit your house to check your security (if you dont have fullauto gun, they have to tell you ahead. Sorry for such long comment...😅 Have a nice day!

[@JT-en9ni]

So basically the guns most people own in the US probably would not be allowed anywhere else but Yemen. I'm guessing many places that allow guns would require thee purchaser to be a citizen. When a gun is purchased the background form asks if your a citizen and a gun store owner told me if that is marked no he won't be able to sell the buyer a gun.

[@Imhim247]

Keep it going, Jovana! Great video. I was waiting for this type of info

[@chipyoung4396]

You didn’t mention Paraguay. Have the laws changed there?

[@tiltlambing6970]

I was thinking the same thing. Also couldn't the Dominican Republic have been included?

[@HaveYourADVENTURE]

Paraguay has the most liberal gun laws of all of Latin America. I just made a video on that.

[@8475143117]

God Bless AMERICA!!!

[@Miner-dyne]

It is interesting to see the various attitudes towards this subject. There seems to be no correlation between gun laws, gun culture, and crime. I know many people are curious about concealed carry, but I suspect there are also many of us that have collections which we are reluctant to leave behind. Some of the best countries for historical collecting have the worst rules. My entire collection is functional, except one American shotgun and one Polish pistol. I could not move to a place that required them all to be deactivated (made non-functional). I will have to investigate the Czech Republic more now. Thank you!

[@jakeh2049]

Same, a lot of judgemental attitudes. This topics has been on my mind since seriously considering Andrew’s content. Canada surely has been scary lately, but the hunting culture I grew up with and the amount of untouched crown land here that is free to use for hunting and fishing etc, is something I think I would miss elsewhere. Maybe hard to understand for some people, but they shouldn’t judge so harshly. There is also the sentimental value for example hunting rifle/shotgun that is over 100years old and was passed down to me. Things would have to be insanely bleak in Canada for me to give those up to go somewhere else for good. NZ has a pretty strong hunting culture from what I gather but not sure it’s an upgrade politically or in terms of taxation. I’ve often wondered if the NC team has helped individuals move or create a plan b with this specific consideration in mind.

[@bac6569]

I thought Lithuania would have made the list. From what I've read, they are fairly friendly there

[@eveliinatistelgren172]

Nomad Capitalist don't listen to the naysayers - Thanks for helping us pursue our passion! Great video on a very unaddressed topic !

[@eveliinatistelgren172]

Please continue to address it 🦅

[@NomadCapitalistRD]

Our pleasure!

[@marlow769]

Proving to the authoritarians that you “need” a gun for extraordinary risk of your safety hinges upon two things - Money and how much of it is going to end up in their pockets.

[@yosefthomas804]

Switzerland is just the perfect country 🇨🇭

[@DavidRobertJohns]

It's a corporatocrat dystopia.

[@dentside78]

It's tough docking my catamaran there....

[@cesaraugustodeleon1618]

You didn't mention Guatemala

[@leniedor733]

Poland and estonia?

[@8StringKeith]

How did I miss this video?! 😮

[@NomadCapitalistRD]

Hope it was informative for you!

[@Heurigijdbd]

If you want to use guns for self defence the czech republic is where it’s at.

[@adidrive1469]

USA❤❤

[@FinancialAdvisoryUSA]

There is one place where it’s easy to immigrate to and obtain a gun: Svalbard.

[@obeii1805]

Now I see why I don’t travel out of united state.

[@jeremyleonbarlow]

I appreciate you identifying countries to avoid. One of the reason I want to leave the US is all the gun nuts.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Children can't handle cars either. Perhaps you shouldn't be driving them, since you lack a sense of adult responsibility for your safety.

[@jeremyleonbarlow]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 oh and my father's cousin was killed because of easy access to guns. Multiple high school classmates died because of easy access to guns too. Another of my cousins was shot because he tripped while walking in the woods, hunting. Maybe I understand that easy access to guns is a bad idea in general.

[@borisjoffe]

@@jeremyleonbarlow And those people couldn't have been killed with knives, fists, bats, or anything else? Way more people die in the US from alcohol than from guns. Should we ban alcohol? The first thing every dictatorship does is take away gun rights

[@vegasilkit]

Well, Bye!😆

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@jeremyleonbarlow Stalin, Hitler and Mao killed HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. That means ALL your cousins, ALL your friends, and YOU. Be responsible to history and to society.

[@HippiePajon]

Nope. Let them stay in their crazy USA. Or they can live in an abandoned island in the middle of nowhere

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

The "gun safe" areas are the areas where CRIMINALS have all the guns because there are no real men to act like responsible adults and handle necessary tools to protect themselves and their community. Men are a dying breed. Everyone wants to a nurturing female these days, while being protected by "professional men" who come to the rescure of the grown manbabies who can't handle adulthood because adult tools like guns are "too scary" for them.