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We will be getting ready to fire up the Travel Trailer and maybe go to Canada, what do I do with my pistols'? I'm guessing taking them into Canada is not legal (from their viewpoint)

Thanks,

Jim

guns in Canada = jail

Not sure how hunters get away with it though? I had a bad experiance with my bunkmate when I was stationed at Loring AFB. He had decided to go to Canada and shop. Well, he forgot the Ruger loaded with Black Talons in the trunk and was searched coming back. Needless to say, the base commander was there, first sargeant, supervisor and ME. I drove his car home while the security police gave him a free ride back to base.

Definitely could be worse as a civilian!!!

Look here: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t ... _1082.html. Page down to "Importation of firearms."

If you can't get the paperwork to bring a handgun into Canada, you can leave it with a gunsmith south of the border.

- Jim

Jim101 wrote:What happens when you go to Canada?

You start playing hockey, and saying 'eh?' a lot.....

seriously, good luck with all that!

This leads me to another question:

What would you do if you were traveling overland to Alaska via Canada?

fly.

or drive very fast...
those mounties only have horses, you know.

srsly, you could mail it to your correspondance. mail being as it is, you'd probably get there faster than it would.
unless you use Brown. they rule.

An ordinary person cannot mail a handgun. You have to use a common carrier.

- Jim

well, yeah, an FFL, but still, it's a good idea, right?

seamusTX wrote:An ordinary person cannot mail a handgun. You have to use a common carrier.

- Jim

But I have a cape with a big red "S" on it...That should count for something, right???

Shut up Steve!

stevie_d_64 wrote:But I have a cape with a big red "S" on it...That should count for something, right???

You're extraordinary, Stevie.

- Jim

Hmmm, it might be easier to leave the gun and take a big stick with us.. But, I'll bet there is a form for that... I mean $50 to take your gun to Canada, I know, it's different country, eh?

Jim

I may be going to Ontario for a week this spring, and I'm facing the same problem. I called a few Detroit-area gunsmiths and found one who was willing to store our guns for the trip south. (Windsor, Ontario, our port of entry,curiously, is south of Detroit.) What was surprising, though, was how many 'smiths I talked with who just couldn't seem to grasp what I wanted them to do. Nevertheless, four or five calls should locate a shop on the US side which can accommodate your needs.

AV8R wrote:What was surprising, though, was how many 'smiths I talked with who just couldn't seem to grasp what I wanted them to do.

You could just ask them to clean your pistol and pick it up on the way back.

Check the state and local laws, though. I don't know about Michigan. In Illinois, it's illegal to posses any firearm or ammunition without a state ID, and in Chicago it's illegal to possess a handgun at all. I hope Michigan isn't that bad.

- Jim

I remember looking at Michigan's laws once; IIRC they register their residents' handguns, but do not register visitors' weapons.

NYS = but you probably already knew that. Just making sure.

Driving overland from Texas to Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine (which border Canada) entails driving through the (evil) Empire State, which has frequently disrespected FOPA's peaceable journey provisions, so drive carefully if you must do this.

MN and WA have a persistent blue-state-stink and definitely require investigation, while ID, MT and ND in between are probably OK. But as the Customs jingle went, know before you go (check).

AV8R wrote:I may be going to Ontario for a week this spring, and I'm facing the same problem. I called a few Detroit-area gunsmiths and found one who was willing to store our guns for the trip south.

That's exactly what I was going to suggest.

(Windsor, Ontario, our port of entry,curiously, is south of Detroit.)

When we move to New Hampshire, we'll be living slightly north of Toronto.

Kevin