Canadian American RV Culture Difference
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Forum Discussion
"Unless they hunt, no one owns a gun in Canada. Canadians like it that way. They think people in the U.S. who are so adamant about owning guns are extreme.
Not true. Many non hunters have guns in Canada."
The "no guns in Canada" pops here often, oddly enough this topic is popular with Canadians talking to Americans when visiting- just this past summer I had four different Canadians ask about US gun laws and three of them expressed their unhappiness with the laws in Canada.
Not my business and attempting to understand a given law there or in the US based on a five minute conversation would likewise be silly. That being said, I do sometimes hesitate to travel unarmed anywhere to include Canada. I know that the majority of both countries are good honest people just as I know that there dangerous people everywhere.
BTW, the last time we went north (trip 10) we found Canadian customs unwilling to admit a shotgun. Sigh, so even the bears, wolves, etc. promise not to bother us nice Americans :-). I was in law enforcement for many years (federal) and the only time I have used a weapon was on duty. But boondocking often as we do I sometimes would prefer to be armed. But I do not carry weapon into Canada if told not to - it is their country. And may the odds be ever in MY favor ...
One other thought about guns for my Canadian friends, it was guns that the British army was after on that faithful day at Lexington and Concord that saw the first shots of the American revolution fired, as a result gun ownership in the US sometimes carries with it a different connotation than in Canada.
Not true. Many non hunters have guns in Canada."
The "no guns in Canada" pops here often, oddly enough this topic is popular with Canadians talking to Americans when visiting- just this past summer I had four different Canadians ask about US gun laws and three of them expressed their unhappiness with the laws in Canada.
Not my business and attempting to understand a given law there or in the US based on a five minute conversation would likewise be silly. That being said, I do sometimes hesitate to travel unarmed anywhere to include Canada. I know that the majority of both countries are good honest people just as I know that there dangerous people everywhere.
BTW, the last time we went north (trip 10) we found Canadian customs unwilling to admit a shotgun. Sigh, so even the bears, wolves, etc. promise not to bother us nice Americans :-). I was in law enforcement for many years (federal) and the only time I have used a weapon was on duty. But boondocking often as we do I sometimes would prefer to be armed. But I do not carry weapon into Canada if told not to - it is their country. And may the odds be ever in MY favor ...
One other thought about guns for my Canadian friends, it was guns that the British army was after on that faithful day at Lexington and Concord that saw the first shots of the American revolution fired, as a result gun ownership in the US sometimes carries with it a different connotation than in Canada.
