Jail time for carrying handguns into Canana aboard boat

Not bad luck--poor judgement. He must have had at least one crew member aboard--and no excuse for running aground. It may be time to give up that perticular business....

I won't touch that pistol vs gun arguement....and I always find the shorter to be easier to handle--unless doing match shooting. Not sure about "gun" matches...

In seriousness--I feel that 4" is a good size for carry, because a 5" barrel is just more awkward. At short ranges, the accuracy difference between 4" and 5" barrel is minimal (with pistols). It seemed that the paper work was long and difficult--plus just having the weapon seem to put you under some suspician. I made the mistake of giving my profession as "physician" rather than "teacher"--the customs person in Prince Rupert wanted to tear my boat apart looking for drugs. A vessel is allowed to have a "Ship's medicine chest" under international law. This same guy was suspicious because my Buck Sheath knife was in a black leather shealt, with a snap down full cover over the handle. He said it was "military" and a sign that I must have had a gun aboard.
 
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The poor guy ran aground on Hinchenbrook Island when he got up to Alaska. Apparently fell asleep after staying up 24 hours crossing the gulf. Sounds like a bad trip all around. He must have known better than to try to carry handguns through Canada, though. Sounds like he makes this trip every year.
http://www.adn.com/2011/05/16/1865463/busted-then-grounded-alaska-skipper.html
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I agree with Bob. This plus the gun issues, indicates poor judgment all around. I certainly wouldn't want to get on a charter boat with this fella. Perhaps it is time for him to retire.
 
Ken - this is a true story out of Oregon. The Sandy School District was fined $10,000 for employing a teacher who lacked an appropriate teaching certificate. Facts: Sandy had started distance learning and had a class studying Japanese from U. of Florida professor via the internet. Even though the professor had a Doctorate, he didn't have a valid Oregon teaching certificate and couldn't get one unless he had a current Oregon first aid card. Not making this up. Anyway we called this being fined for "transporting knowledge across state lines for tutorial purposes."

John
 
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