Retired U.S. military man fined, slapped....
Retired U.S. military man fined, slapped with weapons ban after lying at border about having a gun in his RV. Just a reminder... http://www.theprovince.com/news/Retired+military+fined+slapped+...
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Lonnie, I love and trust your true stories. I had heard all you needed were your hands and a willow switch. LOL
The article that Francisca posted about the Valdez boat captain turned out fairly well for Captain Fred, as I understand it. He not only could have gone to jail for up to 3 years but could have lost his captain's license to run his charter boat. His situation was that the boat, the LULU Belle is their year round home, they are full time boat people. Summers in Valdez where they run their charter service and them Washington for the winter. I called up and talked to Captian Fred not long after the incident occurred as I was trying to see if he was still going to run his charter business. He was very embarrassed by the situation. This was probably just the first time he got caught with the hand guns on board in Canadian waters, due to his grounding the boat and having to call the coast guard.
Not sure either what this had to do with the person being retired military. All he had to do was when asked the first time, tell the truth. They would either turned him around and sent him back to the US or they would have confiscated it. Either way would have been a lot better and cheaper than trying to lie his way out of the mess. The $2,500 fine could have replaced his hand gun several times over if they had confiscated it.
I have taken hand guns through and into Canada numerous times over the 52 years I have been driving the Alaska Highway. And all those times are on my information screen at customs. The US border patrol heading into Haines, Alaska had the fully armed swat team come out and stand at the four corners of my RV while I talked to the agent at my window. After a few minutes, they all got some message over their ear pieces from someone inside the building and all stood down and returned inside. Thought my wife was going to stop traveling with me after that incident. LOL
Just be honest, keep your answers to the question and don't elaborate. If they want to know more, they will ask, you can be assured. The worst that is going to happen if you make an honest mistake is you might lose some item, food product, might end up being fined, turned back from the border or have to pay a duty on the product, if over the limit.
The article that Francisca posted about the Valdez boat captain turned out fairly well for Captain Fred, as I understand it. He not only could have gone to jail for up to 3 years but could have lost his captain's license to run his charter boat. His situation was that the boat, the LULU Belle is their year round home, they are full time boat people. Summers in Valdez where they run their charter service and them Washington for the winter. I called up and talked to Captian Fred not long after the incident occurred as I was trying to see if he was still going to run his charter business. He was very embarrassed by the situation. This was probably just the first time he got caught with the hand guns on board in Canadian waters, due to his grounding the boat and having to call the coast guard.
Not sure either what this had to do with the person being retired military. All he had to do was when asked the first time, tell the truth. They would either turned him around and sent him back to the US or they would have confiscated it. Either way would have been a lot better and cheaper than trying to lie his way out of the mess. The $2,500 fine could have replaced his hand gun several times over if they had confiscated it.
I have taken hand guns through and into Canada numerous times over the 52 years I have been driving the Alaska Highway. And all those times are on my information screen at customs. The US border patrol heading into Haines, Alaska had the fully armed swat team come out and stand at the four corners of my RV while I talked to the agent at my window. After a few minutes, they all got some message over their ear pieces from someone inside the building and all stood down and returned inside. Thought my wife was going to stop traveling with me after that incident. LOL
Just be honest, keep your answers to the question and don't elaborate. If they want to know more, they will ask, you can be assured. The worst that is going to happen if you make an honest mistake is you might lose some item, food product, might end up being fined, turned back from the border or have to pay a duty on the product, if over the limit.
