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Offline daveb

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« on: February 11, 2003, 03:39:31 AM »
Howdy,

I'm talking with a friend about a Qubec caribou hunt this August, but
haven't kept up on the current laws regarding handguns.  Any chance
of bringing in at Encore pistol with a 15" barrel?  Thanks

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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2003, 05:34:01 AM »
Nope, Canada doesn't allow handguns into the country.

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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2003, 03:38:18 PM »
They also charge a fee for every rifle you bring into Canada.  I think it is $50.00.  Lone Hunter

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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2003, 04:09:15 PM »
The only way you'll use a handgun in Canada is to have your outfitter "transfer" one that he owns to you for the purpose of the hunt. You will have to get a temp permit that cost $15.00 and be "approved" by the district head law man. OH BTY these temp permits WILL NOT BE ISSUED for the sole purpose of hunting SO...... I guess you are SOL :cry:
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2003, 04:25:55 PM »
Don't think that will work either.  Non Canadian's can't have handguns period and even Canadian citizens can't hunt with them even tho they can still own them for now.

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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2003, 03:23:12 AM »
Thanks everyone.   I was afraid of that, but had hoped that
sense might have prevailed sometime when I wasn't looking.
I'm really torn between going and not going, and not because
I don't have a rifle to take.  I wonder if the Canadian government
cares about the hunters they are driving away (and I wonder if
they care)?  Thanks again. :cry:

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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2003, 06:12:34 AM »
It's unfortunate because Canadian gunlaws are killing what could be a very profitable hunting/recreational/tourism business for the central and northern portions of their country with their overly restrictive gun laws. I know many hunter who used to hop the border to goose hunt. Now they say it is just to much hassle. With the low poulations in those parts of the country it is unlikely that handgun ownership would be detrimental. In many parts of Canada it should be a crime NOT to have a handgun. There are many places that would take law enforement hours to reach if there is trouble. It's a nice place to vist but wouldn't want to live there and apparently they want to keep it that way.
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2003, 09:13:31 AM »
dakotashooter:  You are definately right about the Canadian Gov't's perception on handguns and how it used to be a nice place to go but unfortuneately, no longer.  

I just read an article in the Shotgun News, the Neal Knox Report, where Knox mentions that the predicted $2 million to enact Canada's prohibitive gun registration program may soon exceed $1 billion.  Sounds like a klintonesque budget to me. Knox also reports 'massive' civil disobedience with two of provincial governments (New Brunswick and Newfoundland) joining some of the western provinces in refusing to obey the law.  He also reports that even some supporters of the law are threatening to oust the sitting government.  

I find it interesting that even those who have proposed such laws know, and publically state, that they never thought the laws would have any effect on illegal gun crime.  Well hell, what did they propose the laws for then if they wouldn't have any effect on illegal gun crimes - just so they would have an effect on legal gun ownership.  Buncha dang commies.

Time for another revolution.  Maybe those provinces that refuse to obey the gun laws could use a little help from some freedom lovin' Americans to establish a more firearms friendly government.  Hell, it wouldn't be the first time we've done that. Look at Afganistan - one AK in every household.  And look at some of our own cities - the ones you rarely hear about, that mandate gun ownership.  Now there's an idea for those Canadians - mandatory firearms ownership rather than registration and prohibition.

Just my two cents worth.  Mikey.

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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2003, 02:38:21 AM »
Dang it, Mikey, don't leave me alone with a line like that! What cities? How many? How long has this been in effect? C'mon, man, spill it!
On another note...I don't think Canadians would ever say that they ever had a revolution...not sure about that, though.
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« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2003, 05:18:08 AM »
Hi Charlie:  haven't heard from you in a while and I hope all is well.  The last time we 'spoke' you were relishing the lack of snow in your neck of the woods this year, while here we are digging ourselves out regularly.  

Kenniston (?), Georgia I believe is the city/town where the movement to mandate firearms ownership began after that Chicago suburb (again ?) banned firearms owndership within its municipal limits.  After that I believe there were a few more municipalities that went the 'shall have' mandate route but as is the wont of the media, little was ever heard about it again.  Ya know, if it was that Georgia town that reversed the trend with its 'shall have' mandate, you really have to hand it to them, they have their thoughts, and actions in the right place.  Now, if I can figure out where I could get more information like that I wouldn't feel quite so dumb.  Do you think the NRA would have any information like that (serious question)?  

And I'm not so certain about our northern neighbors not talking up something as far reaching as an internal social revolution that enabled their citizens more rights.  You really have to admit how interesting it is that so much of the news and information about the dissident provinces is suppressed by both the Canadian and American media.  Man, if some of this could just become more commonplace knowledge, at least the US,  I think the show of support for unseating the sitting government may take some postive turns.

The Canadian folks I know are peaceloving people but they know the price of that freedom.  I think things will stay oppressive only so long before those people have had enough of their government's nonsense before they do something about it.  Whether it is the peaceful route of electing a new government or whether it is the result of massive, passive social disobedience that finally turns the trick is still a guess.  I have a tendency to think it would be the later rather than the former, especially with some of those individual provinces refusing to obey the law.

Who knows - their was some talk (loose conversations really) about another State, made out of New York City, similar to the status of Washington, DC.  Now, if something like that ever came to pass, and the notion of a separate NYC as a 'free port' or independent district has some very real (economic and political) merit to it, it is not inconceivable that something similar could happen in Canada.   That might result in the establishment of separate Canadian States.  I would expect one to be the french speaking Ottawa, which I would also expect to be a rather liberal holdout, but there would be others with possible constitutions similar to and structured to provide similar rights to ours.

Hay, a guy can only hope.  Happy Valentine's Day to you, I hope your Sweetie makes it special fer ya.  Mikey here.

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« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2003, 08:45:22 AM »
Kennesaw, GA.

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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2003, 03:34:48 AM »
Danke schön, guys...I'll do some digging on the 'net. This is some of the most bestest (if Will Shakespeare can do it, so can I!) news I've heard in a long spell.
On the other note, I dare say the NRA has too much of a stake in the status quo to be very informative about this topic.
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