Border Crossing Special Watch
I just heard on CBC that Canada is going to make a special effort to insure that all guns crossing the border do so with full compliance with all laws and regulations. The news item said that 7 gun...
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wilber1 wrote:John & Angela wrote:nevadanick wrote:
When we were in Watson Lake i was in a store that had ammo for sale, i asked if guns are so restricted then why is ammo available and the lady told me everyone there has guns. I didnt bring one into Canada, but a couple we met along the way went through the process and took one. We didnt need a gun, bear spray or even mosquito repellant for that matter.
I'm not sure I follow. Gun shops are common in Canada and gun ownership is not that far off of American numbers. Ammo is readily available. I think the confusion may be that restricted weapons like military grade rifles or hand guns are more difficult to legally acquire.
I think it's just a media thing. Many of our American friends are surprised when they find out that lots of Canadians own guns.
Lots of Canadians do own guns but gun ownership in Canada is quite different from the US. The Swiss small arms survey puts US per capita gun ownership at three times that of Canada.
Gun facts
There have been some changes to this. there no POL's anymore, only PAL's
A PAL or non resident permit is also required to buy ammunition.
Thanks for the post. Interesting reading.
