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<blockquote data-quote="Geiner" data-source="post: 2208352" data-attributes="member: 29114">Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience w/ dealing with being arrested at the Canadian border w/ a pistol?&nbsp; Any attorney advice?What happened is, my parents were on a month long travel vacation to the west coast.&nbsp; Among the places they were visiting was San Francisco.&nbsp; While there, they decided to go up through Oregon to Seattle, WA.&nbsp; Then the mistake:&nbsp; they decided to take a ferry over to Canada to Victoria.&nbsp; Once they landed, they were asked if they had anything to declare and they said no.&nbsp; Being in an RV they were targeted for a search, where they found the pistol.&nbsp; My step father was arrested for smuggling a weapon into Canada. (even though they declared it to the ppl doing the search).&nbsp; They seized all the cash from them &amp; eventually allowed them to get back on the ferry and return to the US.&nbsp; They were told to get a canadian lawyer. (This sounds fishy).&nbsp; My parents are retired 72 &amp; 74 yrs old and spending their time traveling the US.&nbsp; My mom has been robbed at gunpoint before, hence the pistol for protection.&nbsp; These aren&#039;t hardened criminals smuggling tons of arms into Canada to start a rebellion or mass murder. Sheesh.&nbsp; It&#039;s an honest mistake.&nbsp; Now they are being treated like Al Capone.&nbsp; Any help or nudge in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.Thanks,Geiner</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geiner, post: 2208352, member: 29114"] Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience w/ dealing with being arrested at the Canadian border w/ a pistol? Any attorney advice? What happened is, my parents were on a month long travel vacation to the west coast. Among the places they were visiting was San Francisco. While there, they decided to go up through Oregon to Seattle, WA. Then the mistake: they decided to take a ferry over to Canada to Victoria. Once they landed, they were asked if they had anything to declare and they said no. Being in an RV they were targeted for a search, where they found the pistol. My step father was arrested for smuggling a weapon into Canada. (even though they declared it to the ppl doing the search). They seized all the cash from them & eventually allowed them to get back on the ferry and return to the US. They were told to get a canadian lawyer. (This sounds fishy). My parents are retired 72 & 74 yrs old and spending their time traveling the US. My mom has been robbed at gunpoint before, hence the pistol for protection. These aren't hardened criminals smuggling tons of arms into Canada to start a rebellion or mass murder. Sheesh. It's an honest mistake. Now they are being treated like Al Capone. Any help or nudge in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Geiner [/QUOTE]

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