MK> thanks for your advices to all who helped me. Renting a
 MK> shotgun in the states is a good idea, but hey, call me a
 MK> german crazy, but I dream every night to possess a OWN
 MK> shotgun ;) Money doesn't matter. At the end of my holidays
 MK> I will try to sell the shotgun or I will give it as present
 MK> if I meet a friendly person there. I'll see. Anyway, the
 MK> problem is to get one, not to give one away ;)
 MK> To summarize the responses, it seems there's no chance for
 MK> tourists to buy a shotgun.
 MK> On the other side I heared about very liberal gunlaws in
 MK> Alaska and Texas. Do you have any idea about it ?
 MK> Help is still very welcome. Thanks in advance says
 MK> Michael from Germany
There's one way that you could probably employ depending on what state you're
going to be in.  Get a listing of gun shows as well as the classified ads for
the largest city you're going to be near and to a private transaction.
=Some= locales, though, =do= have restrictions on even private sales while
others do not.  If you have access to either FIDO netmail or Internet e-mail,
drop me a note at one of the addresses below.
        Lyle    --INTERNET:  lyle.knox@iotp.com
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