I drove a VW Beetle up to Edmonton in my younger days (1999). I did get the entire vehicle search, but nothing about "we know you have a gun". I did get a weird line of questioning about "recipes" and if I was bringing any into the country. After I expressed my bewilderment and what they were asking, they got more specific and clarified "like family recipes". To this day I still am not really sure what that was all about. It did appear that the entire POE was manned by young military cadets about my age (20 at the time). Perhaps they were just messing with me. My car was totally loaded up, and it took them forever to finish the search. I finally got through after about an hour or so delay.stevie_d_64 wrote:Nice reassurection of this thread...
I feel copmpelled to inform the masses based upon an experience a family member had on his trip to the great white north a few years ago...
Be aware this is a recounting of information recieved after the fact...But I will re-tell it as best I can...
If you drive to the border between Canada and the U.S., there is a high probablility that you will be given extra scrutiny via intrusive questioning and searches of your property and vehicles...
If you drive up there with a Texas tagged vehicle, loaded with plenty of logistical luggage and other accoupraments, its almost a gimme...
They will ask you right up front...
"We know you got guns in this vehicle, you might as well tell us (where they are) and save us the trouble to search..."
My Dad can vouch for this, because it happened to him...
That whole trip was rather interesting. I've got lots of odd stories to tell from it.