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Originally Posted by Taskmaster
Easy to see how this can happen. When you are used to carrying, you don't always think about it being taboo in some places. Throw into that that sometimes when making a trip like that, the GPS sends you into Canada when you weren't thinking you were leaving the country. One thing leads to another and oops! Major hassle.
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This situation really demonstrates the huge difference in the gun laws for our countries. As a Canadian, it sounds so funny a gun could be forgotten in a car and it isn't a big deal. It makes total sense in the U.S., or maybe, I am not aware of all of the gun laws over there.
I agree, if it was an honest mistake, the punishment seems fierce if charged.
I started thinking...what if ( not saying this is what I think ok I just came up with a pov I thought was interesting)
What if this excuse happens a lot, or the excuse caught border guards by surprise..then when finding a gun..start thinking...Geesh wonder how many harmless U.S. citizens are getting over the border with a personal gun by either forgetting about it or fooling us...
Maybe they Just need to make an example of someone so it stops happening as often and is taken more seriously...
And here' s the thing that made me go hmmmm
A person who is in the habit of carrying a gun to the point that they can forget it's in their car. Well, what happens if a situation in Canada makes them feel threatened? Someone that forgetful, may all of a sudden remember their gun, but forget they are in Canada. So they may react trigger happy or something, you know...anyway if that makes sense cool! lol
I was just thinking, innocent forgetful people might be more dangerous. Hence, making a big deal of it might save some lives. I know that's over the top, but it might save them having to check.every car?.. just a thought.
But if it was an honest mistake, I hope he can prove it.