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the M1A1 jumps out at me
American caught at Alberta border with 75 guns
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my first try at adding a link, hope it works
the M1A1 jumps out at me
American caught at Alberta border with 75 guns
Too bad. There's the LEO rubbing their hands saying" Look, we got another." To what end, I ask? Um...was that political?
What an idiot.
I wouldn't gloat after making a good bust. This guy knew exactly what he was doing was illegal, he lied to the Canadian Border Patrol/Customs, these people do this daily and can spot deception very well by your verbal and non-verbal responses. Add the quick computer check and I'd say a red flag went off and it was time to check the gut out. Four loaded handguns, not political but stupid, this makes the near 100% legal law abiding firearm owners look bad to those who know this is not what personal liberty is all about. As for the final result, after the case is adjudicated it's off for destruction sad to say, but it is this morons fault, not Canadian LEO's doing their job to protect both our borders.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I meant was my statement political...
So is there a legal way to transport firearms by road across Canada from the lower 48 to Alaska? Seems like there ought to be a way to do it, obviously not this one but can you have a shipping agency do it?
Proper paperwork and much sweating. Just takes time. If you move here, you would have to leave some stuff at your brother's place and just bring the ones we can have here. You could confir with Joe Salter on it, he's done enough I think.
Stupidity. The miscreant should have known the 'gun laws' before he attempted to enter Canada and, at least not have lied at the border - if he had told the truth he might well have been simply turned back by a kind Canadian Customs official. The firearms could have been gotten to AL legally but it would involve an expense - an expense now made relatively minor by the difficulties the man faces. If our Canadian friends are angered by this, they have a right to be; they have been working for years and at great personal expense to reverse their government's anti-gun position. We U.S. citizen gun-owners feel the same when our 'southern neighbors' attempt similar things on our southern border.
you said it "oldcrow", if the guy and his collection is legit then i feel bad for him making a big mistake, cuz it's gonna cost him large in legal fees. If he was up to no good then i don't feel bad for him. (jus wish that m1a1 could come to a good home, MINE)
This is not the first time someone driving to Alaska failed to advise authorities of their "collection" on hand and got caught. I sympathize with those upset about the hassle of driving thru Canada to get to Alaska but... it does look bad and we have been fighting the anti-gun crowd for a long time. Jim
Anyone knowledgable about firearms and claiming to be a collector would not have an RG10 .22 revolver in his "collection". He would have to also know that the H&R shotgun that had been sawed off behind the reciever and in front of the fore-end was totally illegal to have in his possesion.
As mentioned...
One of the reasons he probably chose to try and smuggle the firearms in (and almost certainly didn't declare them to US Customs while outbound), is that sawed off shotgun in the picture. Illegal as hell in the US, never mind Canada.
Which makes one wonder if those handguns weren't really headed for the hands of criminals in Canada, especially that high quality RG10 revolver also previously mentioned.
This is the kind of guy that creates the justification, however poor, for the oppressive laws we face. He gets no sympathy whatsoever from me, and in fact I hope they lock his criminal *** up. Although at most, all he's going to get is a fine and lose those firearms and possibly the vehicle.
Would have been a lot more effective if they'd simply taken their picture, handed him back all his firearms, including the 7-11 Special, and then sent him back to the US where the Homeland Security boys would have been waiting with open arms to discuss his export habits and taste in shotguns...
I move firearms across the border almost weekly, both ways: handguns, shotguns, and rifles, depending on what's on the agenda. Have been doing that for over five years now. I declare them and get nothing but polite and expeditious service from the border dudes on both sides.
Every so often an American tries to cross the border with substantial quantities of firearms. They get caught. The vehicles are impounded. The guns are seized. The owners go to jail until a Canadian lawyer can get them out. Bail is difficult and expensive, because Americans are a big flight risk, and the courts don't like to be snubbed. All this because someone decided to ignore the GREAT BIG text on the warning signs approaching the border about Canada's gun laws.
The bill to scrap our rifle and shotgun registry has passed third reading in Parliament. It will go to the Senate next, but by tradition, it will not be modified. The next step will be a signature by the Governor General to give it the force of law. A big victory but there are many troubles still be fixed. Boneheads at the border flaunting our laws make our hard work to get the right party elected and to keep our issues on the table, just that much more difficult.
I saw the resolution to this case, 3 yr sentence.
Not that i want to drag out this thread but in case anybody was wondering, whatever happened to...
Jim