Big wrong turn for man carrying gun in car may lead to 3-year jail term...

[CitiusFortius]

Tried searching Canada and nothing came up...sorry dupe police if this has been posted already.

Question: Is it ever OK to forget where a gun is? I kind of feel bad for the guy, but at the same time, he should have known where his gun was at all times in my opinion.

According to DiNatale, he had forgotten about the Bersa .380 handgun he had stowed in the center console. Agents searched the car, found the gun, and arrested DiNatale for attempted gun smuggling and lying to border patrol agents.

Big wrong turn for man carrying gun in car may lead to 3-year jail term in Canada

 

[shibumiseeker]

It's ok if you are a politician who forgets they have their gun with them when trying to enter an illegal zone. Then you just get a slap on the wrist as Hostettler and Trotter found out.

 

[Mark 1911]

If he just wanted to turn around he sure wasn't trying to smuggle anything anywhere. I hope common sense prevails and this is resolved in his favor.

 

[wtfd661]

I guess for whatever reason you find yourself in Canada don't break Canadian laws

 

[Hoosierman]

The situation he's in is unfortunate for sure, however I'm not sure how you "forget" you have a gun. My money is on it being more likely that he knew it was there and was banking on them not performing a search.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Guy was being stupid. I was in far northern Montana a year ago and paid close attention to where I was going so that I didn't accidently cross the border.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

don't see a 3-year stupid tax for this one.

By the way, how does one "accidentally" enter a country? Don't you have to go through the gate? If you don't go through the gate, you're not in the country. If they give you permission to enter to turn around, then you've been granted permission...not following how this happend on a manned bridge just yet.

 

[looney2ns]

Comments on this article that live in that area, state there are many opportunities to turn around be reaching the point of no return.

 

[HoughMade]

I guess for whatever reason you find yourself in Canada don't break Canadian laws

Go figure.

 

[bingley]

Question: Is it ever OK to forget where a gun is?

Well, the gun won't much help to you unloaded or forgotten.

 

[KittySlayer]

Double Trouble

He got in trouble because he lied, not because he forgot. Besides how did someone get from KY to VT without driving through the former great state of NY? He should have had the gun properly stored traveling through NY. As soon as you grab that little blue book that is your passport you need to think about gun laws of other countries.

At least he only has to serve three years in Canada. Had he been caught in New York they would probably have executed him.