Some background:
- I live in the UK but have Slovak citizenship, although I intend on obtaining British citizenship at some point in the future and willing to drop my Slovak citizenship if need be. I've lived in Britain for most of my life so while it's not American it is a native British-English accent (I don't believe you could tell I'm not from England going off my voice).
- I do not intend on carrying this out any time soon as I am yet to try out some apparently good therapies so politics and changing gun laws are a consideration - though from my rather limited understanding of US politics as of today and the next few years that's probably not gonna be a problem.
- I believe I've been what would be classified as involuntarily hospitalised, and I have attempted suicide (separate incidents but both related to suicide) by train in the past (I foolishly told some people that I was intending on doing so and didn't expect they could alert authorities and get the trains slowed down in time). That attempt was impulsive and I did not really care about anything aside from dying, but months later I now find such a method undesirable for likely obvious reasons. I do not have a criminal record.
The method of ctb I find most attractive is by shooting myself in the head, and for a while I had intended on going to holiday in the US to get a gun there and ctb that way. Things are obviously never that simple because the world hates your inalienable right to die.
I've heard that non-citizens are allowed to possess firearms if they're in the US under the Visa Waiver Program. Being that both the UK and Slovakia are eligible for that program and I'd be in tbe country as a tourist for less than 90 days I should be able to pass that hurdle just fine. Proof of residency is also needed I've heard, but what constitutes that is any document showing I have an address in the relevant state (which I imagine even an Airbnb receipt would count, but I'd probably prefer to be safer and go with some kind of short term rental).
I'm going to want to skip a background check though, and I'm hoping to exploit the gun show loophole for that. I imagine Texas is a good state to do this at. I can see 2 obvious ways to find a private seller, one being a gun show and the other an online seller via a site like AL. I'm not too sure on how to find out in advance which ones perform background checks, though?
Please tell me if I've missed out on anything. From my research, it seems perfectly possible for me to legally purchase a firearm if I enter the US under the VWP, provide proof of residence i.e. short term rental contract and find a gun show or private seller that doesn't conduct background checks. I don't need to put on an American accent or try to hide that I'm not a citizen because of the VWP, right?
- I live in the UK but have Slovak citizenship, although I intend on obtaining British citizenship at some point in the future and willing to drop my Slovak citizenship if need be. I've lived in Britain for most of my life so while it's not American it is a native British-English accent (I don't believe you could tell I'm not from England going off my voice).
- I do not intend on carrying this out any time soon as I am yet to try out some apparently good therapies so politics and changing gun laws are a consideration - though from my rather limited understanding of US politics as of today and the next few years that's probably not gonna be a problem.
- I believe I've been what would be classified as involuntarily hospitalised, and I have attempted suicide (separate incidents but both related to suicide) by train in the past (I foolishly told some people that I was intending on doing so and didn't expect they could alert authorities and get the trains slowed down in time). That attempt was impulsive and I did not really care about anything aside from dying, but months later I now find such a method undesirable for likely obvious reasons. I do not have a criminal record.
The method of ctb I find most attractive is by shooting myself in the head, and for a while I had intended on going to holiday in the US to get a gun there and ctb that way. Things are obviously never that simple because the world hates your inalienable right to die.
I've heard that non-citizens are allowed to possess firearms if they're in the US under the Visa Waiver Program. Being that both the UK and Slovakia are eligible for that program and I'd be in tbe country as a tourist for less than 90 days I should be able to pass that hurdle just fine. Proof of residency is also needed I've heard, but what constitutes that is any document showing I have an address in the relevant state (which I imagine even an Airbnb receipt would count, but I'd probably prefer to be safer and go with some kind of short term rental).
I'm going to want to skip a background check though, and I'm hoping to exploit the gun show loophole for that. I imagine Texas is a good state to do this at. I can see 2 obvious ways to find a private seller, one being a gun show and the other an online seller via a site like AL. I'm not too sure on how to find out in advance which ones perform background checks, though?
Please tell me if I've missed out on anything. From my research, it seems perfectly possible for me to legally purchase a firearm if I enter the US under the VWP, provide proof of residence i.e. short term rental contract and find a gun show or private seller that doesn't conduct background checks. I don't need to put on an American accent or try to hide that I'm not a citizen because of the VWP, right?
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