---Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET> wrote:
>
> t bill and I have already debated this issue but I want to assure
you that
> his comments about Canadian crime stats have no basis in fact.

Ahem.  I assure you my statement is correct.  I have the stats.  Read
carefully.

.   I am not an expert on this subject

Yes, I know.  Well, I can refer you to an expert if you wish.

 but can't sit still when
> blatant lies go unchallenged.  Canada is a safe and friendly place
to visit
> with lots to offer and where the US$ goes a long way.

Thank you tourist board.  -TBill
>
> Kelly Bauman
> Delta, BC
> '91 Westy
>
> At 08:53 05-11-98 -0800, t bill wrote:
> >Back in the good 'ol days we used to take guns back and forth to our
> >cabin in CAnada...  sounds like another world now.  Now they won't
> >even let you bring mace,or anything else you could protect yourself
> >with.  The bad guys know you are defenseless
> >if you have US plates...I didn't feel good about driving my Westy
into
> >Canada having been searched and cleared by customs.  Kept checking to
> >see if anyone was following me! Canada now has a higher home robbery
> >(hot burglerly) rate than the supposably crime ridden US.  Lawmakers
> >are intent on making the country safe for criminals.  Great!  Maybe
> >our thugs will move up there!
> >
> >Oh and most important...
> >> if you are coming to CDN... DON'T bring a gun....the law for even
> >having a
> >> gun in CDN is worst than robbing a 7-11... and if you get searched
> >(which
> >> they can do at any time) don't complain or you'll be charged with
> >> obstructing justice... and if they find that little personal
> >protector (so
> >> loved by Yanks) you'll be in really BIG trouble.... In CDN they are
> >putting
> >> in place a law that will make every person register (read TAX) ANY
> >> firearm... this includes, Farmers & Natives ... NO you will not be
> >able to
> >> protect yourself from bears or feed yourself & Tribe... For years
> >Canadians
> >> have been very law abiding people.... for some reason now a large
> >group of
> >> urban socialist want to change all that.... and they don't
> >understand that
> >> once you MAKE people break a law.... it's a slippery slope from
> >there on....
> >> once you start hiding stuff... what else will you start
> >doing....(hiding
> >> taxes, profits, pollution?)... I know a little off topic... but I
> >haven't
> >> gotten my bus license this week so this will have to do;^)
> >> Rob
> >> 87 Westy SyncroGL.....Cynosure (slip&drip)
> >>
> >> rountree@planeteer.com
> >>
> >
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