A while back I posted a link to a news story about a couple from USA that thought it was a good idea to smuggle their hand gun into Canada. I didn't mean to cause a debate so much as to supply some information to some of you that wondered about bringing firearms in to our country.

In this follow up post, I am including a link to the results of this couple's trial. Follow this link:
http://www.timescolonist.com/America...119/story.html

Hopfully this will help some of you from getting into trouble and ruining your holiday trip.

 

Stupid and sad.

 

First I will say I am for owning guns. Legally. This moron did not even have the gun registered to him as required in our own country. Why would you even consider taking a gun into another country knowing that you don't even have it registered in your own name in your own country? He should be thankful that is all he got was 30 days.

Second, can we in the USA make it illegal for canadians to have a quarter (.25) different in metal content and size than our own? I own a laundry and am sick of them locking up my machine coin counters. LOL

 

[/QUOTE]Second, can we in the USA make it illegal for canadians to have a quarter (.25) different in metal content and size than our own? I own a laundry and am sick of them locking up my machine coin counters. LOL[/QUOTE]



I recall being in Oregon in the early eighty's and tried to buy cigarettes from the machine at the gas station. The cigarette machine had a sticker on it (proffesionaly printed) that stated "This Machine Does Not Accept BC Nickles!

I thought that was really odd, as it accepted US nickles. Then I remembered that BC does not make it's own currency.

There is no such thing as a BC nickle. LOL

 

It's too bad.
One 9mm handgun?
Smuggling?
Please.

 

As a Canadian that travels alot.....i always respect the laws of other countries as i expect others to respect ours...it seems to be simple....doesn't it???????

 

This really is a sad story. I can't help but wonder how many Coho he was planning to get with that 9mm when he only brought 14 rounds? What is the Bag limit for Coho per day? Thanks for the update but the guy is an idiot!

 

Sure seems simple. I've traveled to a lot of countries, and always double check to make sure none of my sporting equipment that might be illegal in that other country is inadvertently left in a bag. And yes, I'd say these two were smuggling. They were taking contraband into another country, and obviously knew it was illegal. They disassembled it and tried to hide the various pieces and parts. That's smuggling in my book.

This case is a good reminder to all of us, especially those who live close to the border and might make an impulse trip across the border.

 

30 days is light for a gun, Im sure if I smuggled some bud to the U.S for personal use, I could only hope and prey for 30 days, and not 30 years. It all boils down to knowing the laws before you travel, no harmless guns, and no killer weed.

 

Guy is no doubt an idiot......... there laws, there country. I am in Canada a lot and would never imagine trying this. Seems a bit harsh for a 1st offender though. Why not melt his gun (that would **** me off), time served and a stamp saying "no return to Canada.......ever." Then again, could just keep him for life and help our gene pool.