Guns across the border
Officers could carry their guns across border
UNNATI GANDHI
Globe and Mail Update
June 26, 2007 at 1:18 AM EDT
The federal government is proposing to ease restrictions on foreign law-enforcement officers who carry weapons into Canada.
In a reciprocal agreement with the United States, the regulation would exempt officers, including police and air marshals, from a “foreign state” from having to obtain permits for side arms, according to a posting on the government's official publication, the Canada Gazette and reported on CTV News Monday night.
The changes could mean that both domestic and foreign officers could enter and leave Canada with their weapons without having to get an import and export permit. Currently, police officers from other countries can bring weapons into Canada only in extreme circumstances, such as when accompanying a head of state on an official visit.
While some say the regulation would lead to a safer border, others suggest it could have broad implications for gun control in Canada and could lead to dangerous situations.
The proposed changes could open the rules to wide interpretations, Liberal MP Dan McTeague said.
“[This] opens the door to a number of real concerns that I don't think police or politicians or Canadians have had a chance to look into,” he said.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070626.wguns26/BNStory/National/home
UNNATI GANDHI
Globe and Mail Update
June 26, 2007 at 1:18 AM EDT
The federal government is proposing to ease restrictions on foreign law-enforcement officers who carry weapons into Canada.
In a reciprocal agreement with the United States, the regulation would exempt officers, including police and air marshals, from a “foreign state” from having to obtain permits for side arms, according to a posting on the government's official publication, the Canada Gazette and reported on CTV News Monday night.
The changes could mean that both domestic and foreign officers could enter and leave Canada with their weapons without having to get an import and export permit. Currently, police officers from other countries can bring weapons into Canada only in extreme circumstances, such as when accompanying a head of state on an official visit.
While some say the regulation would lead to a safer border, others suggest it could have broad implications for gun control in Canada and could lead to dangerous situations.
The proposed changes could open the rules to wide interpretations, Liberal MP Dan McTeague said.
“[This] opens the door to a number of real concerns that I don't think police or politicians or Canadians have had a chance to look into,” he said.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070626.wguns26/BNStory/National/home
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