Canada is nice, and superficially could be mistaken for the U.S. We are much more libertarian, they have no Second Amendment. Fox News reports Canada's government has just made the acquisition of hand guns by Canadians as close to impossible as their Prime Minister could arrange.
Canadian Customs are very tough on anyone, Canadian, American or other, bringing a handgun into Canada, and have been for decades. I've seen them pull aside an RV and literally unload everything in it onto the pavement looking for hidden guns, drugs, or both. BTW, they don't put the stuff back, that's up to the RV owner and could take hours.
I am reminded of an interesting interaction I had some years ago with an RV campground in Montana. It turns out that snowbird Canadian RVers like handguns and buy them in the States. When they go home in late spring, as they must to keep their socialized medicine coverage, they need a safe place to stash their weapon before leaving the U.S.
This campground had developed a sideline in storing Canadians' shooting irons over the summer until they are picked up in the fall as Canuck RVers head south to avoid winter. For every gun held, the camp could count on two nights RV site rental year after year, and a gun takes up very little space to store securely.
You can imagine the camp generated much customer good will doing this. Plus some percentage of guns are never retrieved; retirees get too old or sick to RV south and a weapon unclaimed for 2-3 years probably never will be. I presume unclaimed weapons are sold to MT locals, for a pure profit.
