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Traveling with Protection
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I have a new plan. I’m just going to convoy with John and Terri!
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Good post Michael. My wife and I have somewhat of a live and let live philosophy. Our Christian, political and personal rights and responsibilities are ours to embrace. If you ask our opinion on one of these subjects, we will happy to answer, but will not in any way try to change your beliefs. We choose to associate with like minded folks. We patiently tolerate the rest.
We have enjoyed RV travel since we married in 1982. From a conversion van, Revcon, 2 Winnebagos, 2 Foretravels, and finally to Prevost in 2008. On each and every trip, we both had our weapons with us. We have been very blessed so far not to have ever needed them. However, there have been a few occasions when I would have been uncomfortable without acess to them.
We practice regularly and try to maintain a certain level of proficiency. For many years we traveled around and participated in Trap Shooting Competitions. In 2008 my wife shot well enough to be on the Ladies All American Team. Point is, we are comfortable around firearms and always carry them with us while traveling. For that matter, while not traveling also.
There is some truth the saying, guns are like money, it’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Of course since we all own Prevost, a little money helps when it’s shop time.
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We’re from the Bay Area in California where apparently if threatened by a bad guy we are supposed to beg for their forgiveness that we didn’t offer them our wallet, jewelry, and bus sooner. -
Walt,
I moved out of CA many moons ago. Love the country but not the politics.
A long long time ago I worked at the Hexcel plant in Livermore. Do you know if it still exists?Doug
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We will be going full time in January and we will want to go up into Canada once in a while, what are the options if you have a handgun in the vehicle? Would a gun shop rent storage for a handgun and the amo while we visit Canada?
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Being a Native Tennesseean with a Tenn Tag and a Trump/Pence Bumper sticker, I will leave it to everyones imagination as to how many fly swatters or sticks I have on board.
No guns short or long in Canada!
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TrigGuy, I’ve done that in Seattle, but it was about 15 years ago. I suspect many gun stores or ranges near a border would be willing to help. There may also be an option of shipping it to yourself to a local private mailbox, but I haven’t really looked into that yet.
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Thanks Chad, I’ll have to research it.
Andy
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Be very careful transporting firearms across the border into Canada, They are not too friendly to firearms being brought into Canada by Americans. You could find yourself in handcuffs. Please check out the laws and act accordingly. Michael
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Awhile ago there was a good thread on the plastic coach forum about taking firearms into Canada and the answer was a big NO! As I remember the story they were wanting to cross the border into Alaska and were smart enough to to check it out.
They ended up overnighting their firearms to a friend in Alaska. They are the same way about fresh food you know, another source of BIG trouble!!
So Ruby, don’t take your gun to town! Or your porterhouse it seems!
Harry
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Back in about 2003 or 2004 a friend of mine took a handgun into Canada (Ontario) from Wisconsin on his 48′ Ocean Alexander yacht. He’d made the entry at this port many times, he and the Canadian customs agent had seen each other a few times before. My friend neglected to tell him he had a handgun on board; he was a wholesale jewelry dealer at the time. He was promptly arrested on a Friday night, jailed, and didn’t have a court appearance until Monday or Tuesday. I helped him find a Canadian attorney to represent him. Cost him a ton of money and a number of court appearances in Ontario (he lived in Chicago and had the boat in Sturgeon Bay, WI). He mentioned to me last winter while visiting him in Florida that he continues to exchange holiday cards with his Canadian cellmate.
My Air Force active duty nephew moved from Nellis/Las Vegas to Fairbanks. Had his federally licensed firearms dealer uncle ship his long guns to another federally licensed firearms dealer in Fairbanks. When the nephew was clearing customs into Canada he was asked if he had any guns. He responded by saying his guns were being shipped federal licensed firearms deal to dealer and he didn’t have any guns with him. Canadian customs immediately moved his pickup and 24′ enclosed trailer off to the side and had him completely unload both and unpack everything which they thoroughly inspected. I don’t recall if it was raining or not.
I learned from that … keep the guns out of Canada.
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Have a good friend that lives in England and has a family shotgun his father owned and they still have it in the hunting club. He can go over and take it out and hold it anytime he wants too. He says they all are waiting on the slaughter as he or his neighbors don’t have weapons on any kind at home. They have sticks and clubs. The Bad Guys have them there. Much like all of Europe. I know how to use firearms and will (sic) if my family or inocents are threatened with bodily harm. I always say if you don’t like the state of current affairs in the Country, Move! I ain’t.
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Thank you all for the warning regarding taking a firearm into Canada but I know that. My question was what can I do with the firearm so that I can travel into Canada legally. Certainly leaving it with a friend, if I happen to have one nearby, is an option but I don’t think that shipping a firearm is all that clear cut but this is new to me and if I have to research it that is ok as well.
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We traveled to Alaska in 2002 and brought a 12 ga shotgun as protection. Go online as there was a form that I filled out before getting to the border, the form and $500 got me a temporary permit while visiting. Handguns were a definite NO NO at that time, so I would not even think of trying a handgun now.
The second amendment is a crucial right for the citizens of this great country of ours, to remain free from tyranny.
Jim
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Don’t even do the shotgun, you’ll be sorry. I just went through this 2 years ago and got my bus tore apart and had to go back to the US to ship it home. Yes, I had the paperwork filled out, declared the shotgun and it all went downhill because the getstapo was convinced I had handguns hidden in the bus. It all depends which bunch of arrogant butt heads great you at the border and then decide how they will interpret the “transit” definition. I did this before going from Port Huron to Buffalo with no problem, all they wanted was the money.
Remember one thing….. You have no rights at Customs no matter which side you’re on. I even filed a complaint and at least got a phone call from the supervisor at the border who made it clear they didn’t give a shit about the proper paperwork, no guns.
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