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I moved from Anchorage to SE Alaska a while back and had quite a bit of confusion as to what I could and couldnt take across the border.  As you may know, in order to go from the interior to Haines, you have to enter the Yukon and BC and then enter back into Alaska.  What a pain on this occasion.  I contacted every branch of Canadian government I could to get clarification as to what was acceptable.  The answers differed every time I called.  I contacted to canadian border 3 times and got 3 different answers as to what I could bring.  Our borders are all screwed up.  Anyway, I owned a .44 mag (6 shooter single action), 454 casull (6 shooter, double action) and a .38 special chief (5 shooter, double action) and felt like I couldnt try and cross with them because it wasnt clear.  Some officials said I could, some said I couldnt.  Jeez.  I took my long guns with me.  No problems there.  Anyway, I ended up taking the revolvers to a gun dealer who shipped them to another gun dealer in Juneau.  The village I live in doesnt have anyone registered with an FFL.  So then I had to wait in Juneau until the store opened to get my firearms.  It cost me too much and I had some other issues that caused grief that I wont go into.  So, with this being said, does anyone know for sure if I could have entered Canada with those weapons?  

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• Tourist with gun needs etiquette lessons Ennis Jan 13 2005
  • Canadian hunters AlaskaBob Jan 16 2005
  • etiquette??? What Dontaskme Jan 15 2005
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    • I am anxious to get up there. Ennis Jan 18 2005
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    • Canada- It IS a FOREIGN country! Corrected AlaskaBob Jan 15 2005
      • Canadian Hunters a good group Paul H Jan 15 2005
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    • Handguns in Canada? Absolutely not! DanC Jan 15 2005
    • Handguns 'ey Jeff Shannon Jan 14 2005
    • dittos on the no go Paul H Jan 14 2005
    • Handgun in Canada Murphy Jan 14 2005
      • No one knows pdavis Jan 17 2005
  • Guns through Canada (easy) 379 Peterbilt Jan 13 2005
  • Long gun permit applied for Ennis Jan 13 2005
  • gun etiquette Bill S. Jan 13 2005
  • Canada? Kenaimike Jan 13 2005
    • Want Trouble-Free Canadian Entry? Mark Jan 17 2005
  • Not needed AkHunter45 Jan 13 2005
    • Canada Daniel S Jan 13 2005
      • Pepper Spray and Magazines Jeff Shannon Jan 14 2005
        • canada Daniel S Jan 16 2005
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