Originally Posted by
OttawaMark
But he had reached the point. By driving up to the booth he had entered Canada.
He had to cross a bridge, pay a toll, and had many opportunities to turn around before he actually got to the booth. I don't believe for one minute that his foray into Canada was accidental and I believe he lied about having the gun in order to get it across the border.
Never attribute to malice that which can as easilly be attributed to stupidity.
Given the totality of the evidence, I believe this was a stupid, stupid man who not only forgot where his loaded firearm was, but
failed to follow his GPS and wound up somewhere he didn't want to go.
As with many stupid, stupid people, he tried to cover up his stupidity by A) blaming the GPS for his wrong turns, and B) getting defensive and belligerent when asked about his gun.
Then there's the retired military aspect. He was a sergeant major, making him a fairly high-ranking noncom, and those guys can sometimes be almost as arrogant and blustery as officers, with an
"I am always right, you WILL always do what I say, and if you even dare to ask a QUESTION of me I will squash you like a bug!" attitude. My guess is, this guy was angry at the very concept of some smarmy pansy Canadian questioning his god-given-right to carry a gun anywhere he damn-well pleases (and remember, stupid, stupid, so he didn't realize that this right isn't protected in Canada).
Originally Posted by
FredAnderssen
Here's a picture of a Bersa .380 handgun:
Not THE Bersa from the story, however.
Looks like a knockoff of a Walther PPK. Kind of a ladyish gun for a retahred sar'nt mayjah to be packing. Maybe it was his wife's gun.
Originally Posted by
cbn42
I understand the wrong turn and all, but how can he "forget" that he had a gun in the console? Anyone who "forgets" where they put their gun clearly does not have the mental capacity to own one.
If he had declared the gun when he approached the checkpoint, he would have simply been turned away. This isn't about a wrong turn or a faulty GPS, it's about his losing track of his firearm and not realizing he had it in the car, which is unacceptable no matter where you are.
Agreed, completely. As a responsible gun owner, I hate people like this, because they cast a pall of irresponsibility and stupidity on all gun owners.
In my view, anyone who forgets they're carrying a gun, or forgets where their gun is, should have their right to bear arms stripped from them.