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by philip964
Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:12 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun
Replies: 31
Views: 4383

Re: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun

Oldgringo wrote:
philip964 wrote:I want to visit all four corners of the US. Two down. Two to go.

Its not just the Canadians:

On our visit to the end of Route 1 in Maine we entered from the Canadian side. Asked by US border patrol the reason for our trip into the US. I told the truth. "We are going to the end of Route 1 and return to Canada and resume our vacation." Which then received the, "pull your car into bay 1" This is the first time I have been separated from my car during one of these inspections. At least my wife and I were not separated and questioned separately.

After an hour inspection of the car a number of items were brought in for our identification. Both our toilet kits were singled out. Inside was each of our 14 day medicine kits, with a snap container for each day of our trip. We had to identify each of the pills. That is for high blood pressure. That is a beta blocker. That is for colerestral. That is a fish oil tablet.

We were chastised for not keeping them in the perscription bottles, but our pills were not comfiscated and we were finally allowed go to the end of Route 1 about ten minutes away and return into Canada.

Luck of the draw or they wanted to discourage spending ten minutes in the US and returning to Canada.
Did/do you have Texas plates?
No rented the car in Boston MA.
by philip964
Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:54 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun
Replies: 31
Views: 4383

Re: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun

I want to visit all four corners of the US. Two down. Two to go.

Its not just the Canadians:

On our visit to the end of Route 1 in Maine we entered from the Canadian side. Asked by US border patrol the reason for our trip into the US. I told the truth. "We are going to the end of Route 1 and return to Canada and resume our vacation." Which then received the, "pull your car into bay 1" This is the first time I have been separated from my car during one of these inspections. At least my wife and I were not separated and questioned separately.

After an hour inspection of the car a number of items were brought in for our identification. Both our toilet kits were singled out. Inside was each of our 14 day medicine kits, with a snap container for each day of our trip. We had to identify each of the pills. That is for high blood pressure. That is a beta blocker. That is for colerestral. That is a fish oil tablet.

We were chastised for not keeping them in the perscription bottles, but our pills were not comfiscated and we were finally allowed go to the end of Route 1 about ten minutes away and return into Canada.

Luck of the draw or they wanted to discourage spending ten minutes in the US and returning to Canada.
by philip964
Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:31 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun
Replies: 31
Views: 4383

Re: Wrong turn into Canada leads to arrest for gun

My car was searched for an hour at the border crossing near Sault Ste Marie in Canada. Reason? Texas license plates. At the time I did not own any guns.

They can only ask so many stupid questions, until they have to get back to "do you have a pistol in the car?", for the tenth time.

When I enter Canada in a rental car without Texas plates, I am never stopped.

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