Yea, bad idea to carry a firearm into Canada… or, maybe a better way to say that is…
bad idea to go to Canada!
My uncle did a several-weeks-long trip around the US a few years back. He decided while near the border, he would take a quick trip across just so he could say he’d been to Canada! But, that short trip across the border led to his pistol being confiscated. Further, he was ordered to appear before a local magistrate on a date several months following!
He explained that he was not local and that a trip back to
have his day in court would be financially impossible. They told him he was required by law to appear before the magistrate and that refusal to appear would make him a fugitive from justice—and that this would only make matters worse. He was distraught to say the least! But, as he made his way out one of the Canadian officials who’d been observing the whole matter walked up and out with him and told him, “don’t come back!”
My uncle, trying to clarify this statement asked, “do you mean I am not required to appear before the local magistrate?”
The guy said, “no, you are required, and what you were told is accurate. BUT, you are an American citizen, no one from Canada will be traveling down to Texas to locate and bring you back to stand before a local magistrate! Just don’t come back... ever!”
So, he never did go back… never has heard anything else regarding that matter… and never will go back! All in all, it was not a very fun experience! He ended up losing his pistol and four hours of his vacation dealing with the Canadian officials at the border!
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