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fire arms in Paris
17 February 2017, 19:41
Bama15fire arms in Paris
Next year, on my way to Cameroon, I will fly to Paris. Thinking about taking the wife and spending two or three days touring the sights. How would you handle your rifle while staying in Paris?
17 February 2017, 21:42
safari-lawyerThat was our plan, but we abandoned it when no one could provide definitive guidance as to rules and protocols for such a thing.
There is a thread on AR, started by me, where the posters' experiences in Paris varied wildly.
Plus, it was right after one of the mass shootings, which did not bode well for us.
We decided to go straight through.
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17 February 2017, 22:40
MARK H. YOUNGRandy,
We had to lay over in Paris on our way to Cameroon. In '07. The airport police just looked at my guns and let me take them right to the hotel. I just checked with Gracy Travel and Shawn Kennedy said they have had no issues with clients taking their guns to the hotels in Paris so it looks like you may be good.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 18 February 2017, 01:04
Use Enough GunThat's what we did as well. We had flown Air France to Paris and had the firearms pre-approved for the Air France flight all taken care of by Shawn from Gracy. Just left them in the room in my locked TuffPak at the airport Sheraton and toured Paris before flying out a couple of days later.
18 February 2017, 03:39
Bama15Thanks, I have plenty of time before I book flights and will check to make sure things are go. Taking my wife to Paris would get me a lot of brownie points.
18 February 2017, 13:31
WinkJust make sure that both the firearms and the ammo are pre-approved. Forrest had a minor problem when he stayed with me for a couple of days before we went to Burkina a few years ago. His ammo was OK on the flight to Paris, but the ammo didn't show as pre-approved on the flight to Ougadougou a couple of days later. It was an Air France error, solved at the airport on the way out, but still a hassle.
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18 February 2017, 23:52
Wendell ReichIn '04, I transited Paris, and found my gun case sitting at baggage claim???
I grabbed it and as I was going out of the nonexistent customs and immigration, I told one of the police that I had a gun. He just turned around and walked away.
I went out and checked the gun case back in to go on to Joberg and they had NOOOOOOOO idea how to do it. About an hour later, they said, Ok, we will check it, but you have to sign a form saying it is unloaded.
Deal.
I am sure a lot has changed from 04 when I went through and 07 when Mark went through.
When terror attacks happen, guns are the first culprits to get focused on.
Long story short. Let Gracy or Steve Turner tell you what to do.
20 February 2017, 03:14
enfieldsparesFrench Customs are professional officers of the French Republic. With a long history...the red stripe on the seam of their trousers...and knowleageable and matter of fact about firearms. The UK Border Force or the US TSA they are not! As others say 2004 and 2007 aren't 2017. Having said that I doubt if you approach them openly you have an issue. Might I suggest an EARLY paper letter communication to the French Embassy in DC or if nearer French Consulate elsewhere in the US?
20 February 2017, 07:28
LHeym500In 2014 we did three nights in Paris on our way to hunt in Austria. On the way in I checked the rifle with customs they tagged it. I picked it up at that location and on to Austria.
On the way back over we over nighters in Paris one last time before flying back to Northern Ky. We arrived in Paris very late. The customs officer main station in De Gale was closed. I ran around De Gal with my rifle in case until I found the last custom's agent leaving to go home. He looked at my rifle and paper work and told me to not act like a jackass and just go to a hotel. That I did.
Going back to Austia through Paris this year. Air France and Reedy 375 have told me nothing has changed.
I hope this helps.
20 February 2017, 09:43
medvedquote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
In '04, I transited Paris, and found my gun case sitting at baggage claim???
I grabbed it and as I was going out of the nonexistent customs and immigration, I told one of the police that I had a gun. He just turned around and walked away.
I went out and checked the gun case back in to go on to Joberg and they had NOOOOOOOO idea how to do it. About an hour later, they said, Ok, we will check it, but you have to sign a form saying it is unloaded.
Deal.
I am sure a lot has changed from 04 when I went through and 07 when Mark went through.
When terror attacks happen, guns are the first culprits to get focused on.
Long story short. Let Gracy or Steve Turner tell you what to do.
we left Paris CDG in 06 and while entering the PAF side we announced our six guns and they let us go with a nice opening of the door and passing in front of all the passengers .... no other words said ... but it was a while ago ...
20 February 2017, 10:29
SaeedJust imagine how safe we are now!
In the 80's I used to travel buy guns - rifles, shotguns, pistols - from England, Belgium, Germany and Austria.
I pick the rifles and drive straight to the airport.
No questions asked. Treated as normal checked baggage!