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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 1998 22:33:49 -0800
Reply-To:     t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
Comments: To: Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET>, vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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---Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET> wrote: > > t bill and I have already debated this issue but I want to assure you that > his comments about Canadian crime stats have no basis in fact.

Ahem. I assure you my statement is correct. I have the stats. Read carefully.

. I am not an expert on this subject

Yes, I know. Well, I can refer you to an expert if you wish.

but can't sit still when > blatant lies go unchallenged. Canada is a safe and friendly place to visit > with lots to offer and where the US$ goes a long way.

Thank you tourist board. -TBill > > Kelly Bauman > Delta, BC > '91 Westy > > At 08:53 05-11-98 -0800, t bill wrote: > >Back in the good 'ol days we used to take guns back and forth to our > >cabin in CAnada... sounds like another world now. Now they won't > >even let you bring mace,or anything else you could protect yourself > >with. The bad guys know you are defenseless > >if you have US plates...I didn't feel good about driving my Westy into > >Canada having been searched and cleared by customs. Kept checking to > >see if anyone was following me! Canada now has a higher home robbery > >(hot burglerly) rate than the supposably crime ridden US. Lawmakers > >are intent on making the country safe for criminals. Great! Maybe > >our thugs will move up there! > > > >Oh and most important... > >> if you are coming to CDN... DON'T bring a gun....the law for even > >having a > >> gun in CDN is worst than robbing a 7-11... and if you get searched > >(which > >> they can do at any time) don't complain or you'll be charged with > >> obstructing justice... and if they find that little personal > >protector (so > >> loved by Yanks) you'll be in really BIG trouble.... In CDN they are > >putting > >> in place a law that will make every person register (read TAX) ANY > >> firearm... this includes, Farmers & Natives ... NO you will not be > >able to > >> protect yourself from bears or feed yourself & Tribe... For years > >Canadians > >> have been very law abiding people.... for some reason now a large > >group of > >> urban socialist want to change all that.... and they don't > >understand that > >> once you MAKE people break a law.... it's a slippery slope from > >there on.... > >> once you start hiding stuff... what else will you start > >doing....(hiding > >> taxes, profits, pollution?)... I know a little off topic... but I > >haven't > >> gotten my bus license this week so this will have to do;^) > >> Rob > >> 87 Westy SyncroGL.....Cynosure (slip&drip) > >> > >> rountree@planeteer.com > >> > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >DO YOU YAHOO!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >

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