Handguns into Canada
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TxGearhead wrote:
Oh well, the shotgun will be it I suppose.
Be aware though that border agents in Canada, just like CBP agents, have broad discretion on what they will and will not allow across the border.
Generally speaking a firearm will only be allowed across the border for, a) transiting shortest distance, I.E. from lower 48 to AK or vice versa, b) a hunting trip, in the right place and season, or, c) personal protection against wild animals, in an area the border agent is convinced such protection is warranted, and with some evidence that is where the traveller is going.
Saying you're heading to 'the woods' in Banff or Jasper, or that you're 'just passing through' likely will get you a stern but polite refusal, regardless of paperwork.
