Texas tourist busted at Canadian border for gun smuggling

Danny Cross of Texas went to Canada with his wife to celebrate their anniversary. Now, Cross, who is 64, and his brother-in-law Hugh Barr of California, who is 70, may get an extended stay with the northern neighbor. The two men were arrested and spent five days in jail after authorities seized what Canadian news media are calling a small arsenal of arms in their Winnebago. They could face 5 years in prison.

Comments

[Kim]

We Canadians realize that Texans can't even go to Starbucks without packing a weapon, but if you come to visit us in Canada, please leave them at home.

Handguns are not welcome in Canada, which is why so many fewer Canadians than Americans die from gunshot wounds.

Most Canadians think your right to walk around with weapons is absurd; no other modern country in the world allows this nonsense.

Mr Cross found out the hard way, and now has a $10,000 fine and some days in jail to show for it.

The Canadian media noted that Mr Cross and a relative charged with the same offense were very cavalier about the guns, seeing nothing wrong with packing them around.

Sorry, Canada is not an extension of the US, so please learn something about respecting the neighbours and don't bring your guns into Canada.