Failing to Declare Firearms at a Canadian Border Crossing

[Gene]

Gun threads always get nasty after a while and while a lot of heat is generated, little changes in people's minds. Almost always these threads are closed and that will surely happen if this threads goes in that direction.

In Canada sometimes there are events that go bad, but it happens a lot less than in the US. Maybe Canadians are doing something right. The 2nd Amendment was reinterpreted several years ago, ignoring 200 years of precedent, and it may well be reinterpreted again in the future, again respecting those 200 years of precedents.

I didn't know that Airstream owners are considered to be gun owners. We are Airstream owners who don't have guns and feel no need for them. We feel safe when we travel. I would rather not be in a campground when someone decides to shoot at someone else—bullets travel easily through trailers and if you miss, you may hit someone relaxing in their trailer. In any event, you will have a lot of explaining to do anywhere and lawsuits may follow. People who feel threatened often make mistakes even if they have the best of intentions. A confrontation of any sort tends toward anger and fear and that is not the best time to make calm decisions when you have a weapon. Retreat is usually the safest thing to do no matter what a law may say you could do.

Gene

[Arcticfox]

Sorry it was not my intent to come across as anti American or anti gun. My point was to drive home that any guests to Canada have to live by our laws. If that is a problem then you have the option of not coming.
If that statement is anti American get over yourself.

Ehodg66 - your right, in part I misread your post. I totally agree that not all gun people are shoot first and think second types. Mind you both sides of the boarder has our share of people who might not be the sharpest knives in the drawer.

At the end of the day if you want bring a long gun with you when you enter Canada make sure you have your paperwork in order. If you want to carry that gun for self protection be aware you might end up in more trouble than the (person or animal) your protecting yourself against.

Hope this makes things a little clearer.....


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[polarlyse]

I'm a retired Police Officer and between 25 years of police service and my military service I've carried a handgun and or military assault rifle for over 40 years. I'm very comfortable with owning and carrying handguns. I feel more at personal risk at a roadside rest area in Pennsylvania ( no offense meant, only making a point) than anyplace in Canada. I have traveled many times into Canada for camping and have never felt a need or desire to carry a firearm so it's has never been an issue for me. Thinking ahead to an extended trip to Alaska might change my mind but only for chance encounters with large animals while camping in wilderness areas. Am I overthinking the risk here ??? Many of you have made the Alaska trek I'm sure but maybe someone could discuss the likelihood of coming face-face with a Griz or a Wolf ??? I too carry my old police extendable stick but it has never occurred to me that it might be a prohibited item in Canada. It never came up and I've never been inspected so it's never been looked for. I might need to re-think that one. Now, I hope never have a close encounter with a large predator to which I might wish I had my police baton handy.

[Zil]

Sorry, I can't read any more of this repetitious thread. Canada is a great country, well worth the visit! I can't wait to revisit. If anyone can't simply school themselves on gun laws, US states, Canada or Mexico, they should not have guns.

[kfrere]

So you're traveling around US with your handgun and carry permit. You have a small gun safe welded into your camper. You want to answer Canadian officials honestly but wonder, "where do I store my handguns until I return to the states?"



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[xrvr]

Many if not most AS owners in the fiftys, sixtys and seventys were veterans and God fearing Americans. Mostly conservative and self sufficient. Only in the last couple or three decades has this changed to a liberal ownership base. Non veterans and non church goers who are offended when there is a prayer before a meal at a WBCCI event, and are offended when the party gets too loud and are asked to tune it down out of respect for others. I have been to an AS park where the officers pretty much all carried, it's what they had always done. One would never know. There is as a prayer before eating and a service on Sunday. These are the AS owners who were charged with being gun owners, because they probably were. Just go by the law, whether it be Canadian or the state, pretty simple. Off topic even further, was told by a local politician about a meeting that took place of community leaders. This was called by a citizen opposed to the carry permit in Fl. Her argument was that only people of let's say lower classwould get permits and that was bad. One thing led to another and of the dozen or so community leaders at the meeting over half had carry permits and were armed at the time. She left without saying anything else. Sorry for the hijack, but if you don't live in the South, you have no idea who may be legally armed.

[Drathaar]

It's time for this thread to die. We're now into religion, and politics as well as firearms.

Give it a rest!

[jcl]

Originally Posted by kfrere

So you're traveling around US with your handgun and carry permit. You have a small gun safe welded into your camper. You want to answer Canadian officials honestly but wonder, "where do I store my handguns until I return to the states?"



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How about at a local gun shop on the U.S. side, who has anticipated this business opportunity and so provides such a service?

[Ag&Au]

It happens to be Canada and Canadians those of you who carry guns are talking about, but you may as well expand your frustration horizons some. There are definitely more people in the US who have strong negative feelings about those who carry firearms than there are in Canada. Since the population of Canada is approx. 1/9 that of the US, and even if every single one of them had strong anti gun feelings, it would be a drop in the bucket compared to the number of people in the US who share those same feelings. I believe some of you who are frustrated are having your perceptions of how the average American feels about the issue distorted, because of the part of the country in which you live. If the US were truly a democracy where each person of age had an equal vote, rather the so many significant issues being decided by states, itis highly possible the right to carry weapons would be in a lot more danger that it currently is.

A weapon being carried concealed is much more effective should trouble arise, than is one either carried openly or carried by someone who advertises that they carry it with car stickers, bravado and internet posts. My advice to those that carry weapons for whatever reason, is to do it quietly and inconspicuously and don't share knowledge of it with anyone other than those who need to know. If it is important for you to have most others know you are carrying, it is likely you are doing it for the wrong reasons.

Ken

[xrvr]

Exactly.

[Kevin245]

Time to end the name calling, innuendo, and postulating. This thread is out of ammo (Pun Intended) and is now closed.

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