Nye regler for indførsel af våben (Canada)

[Kima]

Canada enforcing new laws for bringing guns into country

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If you are planning a deer, caribou, moose, bear, elk or waterfowl hunt in Canada this year, be advised that regulations will be different concerning bringing firearms into the country.

Effective June 1, a one-way handling fee of $65 (Canadian) will be collected for firearms transport.

As before, rifles and shotguns are accepted as checked baggage only, and must be unloaded and you must sign a declaration form attesting to the fact that the gun is unloaded. But now the firearm must be inhibited from being fired by using a secure, locking device mechanism on the weapon.

The firearm must also be packaged in a specially designed, non-see through case that cannot be broken into during transport.

Ammunition regulations now follow American guidelines: Ammo is only accepted in checked baggage and must be packaged separately from the firearm. Ammo allowance is limited to 11 pounds per passenger.

Gunpowder and gunpowder or blackpowder pellets are prohibited. Ammunition must be packed securely in a strong container of wood, metal or fiberboard, plainly marked 'ammunition,' or in the original inner carton.

To avoid shock movement, the carton must be placed inside a suitcase and cushioned with clothing.


For more information, check out this link:
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/dangerous.html#r2s1

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Kim

Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.

[Kima]

NRA and SCI Join Air Canada Battle


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Kim

Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.

[Kima]

Another powerful organization - The Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) - has joined the battle against Air Canada's planned gun-handling fee. They have done so by filing an official complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency, denouncing the airline's planned levy on firearms as "discriminatory and without justification." We have that straight from GOABC's General Manager, Dale Drown. In a formal statement, the GOABC called the fee "…nothing but a cash grab on the backs of hunters and competitive shooters."

The complaint was filed on behalf of all 209 members of the GOABC in four jurisdictions. Drown says his members service approximately 6,000 clients per year, a significant number of which could be directly affected by the Air Canada fee. Drown says he has spoken with representatives at other shooting and hunting associations across Canada who also plan to file formal complaints.

"If Air Canada executives thought they would quietly pass this fee under the radar, they are now realizing their mistake," says Drown.

Filing an official complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency, by the way, is something individual hunters can - and should! - do. It will help bring political pressure to bear on Air Canada. You can file your complaint online at http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca. Click on "Air Travel Complaints," then "How to File Complaints" in the left-hand column.

It is worth noting that Air Canada has made some changes in its original proposal to levy a fee on passengers traveling with guns. For starters, it has backed the starting date up five days to June 5, 2006. Also, it has limited somewhat the number of previously booked clients who will have to pay the fee. Originally, Air Canada planned to impose the fee on anyone who travels with a gun, no matter when they booked their ticket. Now, it will apply only to travelers who booked their tickets after April 14, 2006. If you booked your ticket before that time and you have to fly Air Canada this summer, do not let them levy the gun handling fee. Insist that the counter person handling your ticket call a supervisor.

The biggest change of all in the planned levy is one that is sure to anger Americans when they learn of it - namely, the fee has been dropped from $65 CAD each way (about $57 US) to $50 CAD each way (about $45.34 US) for travelers who originate their travel in Canada and $50 US for those who originate their travel in the US. That's right - only those who originate their travel in the US will have to pay $50 US! Europeans, for example, who originate their travel in Madrid, will pay the Spanish currency equivalent of $50 CDN, not $50 US. Ditto Mexican travelers who originate their travel in Mexico.

We found the anti-US discrimination in this policy so flagrant we called repeatedly to verify that Air Canada was indeed about to impose a fee that is higher only for those who originate their travel in the US. We finally reached a spokesperson in the office of David Tait, Senior Vice President for Customer Service. She confirmed the above information.

The good news buried in this new outrage is that Americans who fly into Canada on another carrier and connect with an Air Canada flight inside Canada will also pay $50 CDN, not $50 US. Why Air Canada would flagrantly discriminate against travelers who originate their travel in the US (e.g., mostly Americans) is anyone's guess. It points up just how ineptly - no, stupidly! - Air Canada has proceeded on this matter. The airline deserves whatever it gets from hunters and shooters, especially Americans. - Don Causey.
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Kim

Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.

[Kima]

Big News On The Airline Front.

Hunting Report subscribers who helped us kick off a boycott of Air Canada will be glad to hear that the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has stepped in to suspend the $50 firearm handling fee implemented by Air Canada aboard all international flights. Hunters flying on domestic flights within Canada, however, must continue paying the fee. We have that from CTA spokesperson Bob Douglas, who went on to explain that the suspension is the result of several official complaints against the airline. The suspension on international flights will remain in place until the complaint is resolved.

The CTA took action after receiving eight separate complaints filed by various organizations and individuals alleging that the $50 firearm handling fee discriminates against traveling sportsmen. Douglas says the CTA has presented the complaint to Air Canada, which has 30 days to respond and prove that the fee is not discriminatory or unequally applied to all passengers. Air Canada's response will then be forwarded to all eight complainants for further comment before the CTA makes a final ruling. Incidentally, Douglas told us the CTA did not suspend the fee on domestic flights as well only because it does not have the legislative authority to do so until a ruling is made on the complaint.

Regardless of the CTA's final decision, here at The Hunting Report we still encourage sportsmen to boycott this airline until the fee is rescinded - permanently. - Barbara Crown.

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Kim

Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.

[Kima]

Air Canada To Modify Gun-Handling Fee Policy
(posted December)

E-mail Extra subscribers already know that Air Canada has been given the green light to re-implement that $50 fee for the handling of firearms that caused us to call for a boycott of the airline back in May. At this writing, the fee is back in place, along with a new and silly policy of requiring trigger locks.
Our immediate reaction last month was to call for a renewal of the boycott, and we did that in an E-Mail bulletin dated November 9. As this issue goes to press, however, it appears Air Canada is feeling the heat we have generated and is taking a second look at the matter.

For starters, in a personal phone call, CEO Montie Brewer said he was going to “take another look at” the most onerous part of the gun policy – charging Americans $50 US while the rest of the world pays only $50 Canadian. He said he could not promise that the fee would be adjusted because he needed to see if there was a special tax consideration at work in the fee for handling guns coming from the US. If not, he anticipated having this “settled” by the time you read this.

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Kim

Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.

[HappyNanoq]

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Originally posted by kima

Ammo allowance is limited to 11 pounds per passenger.

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Årh... må man virkelig ikke rejse med mere end 5 kg ammunition. ??!!??

Øv, så skal man jo købe lidt for at få det til at række..


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