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An friend of mine just returned from USA with Bushnell 4200 scopes bought at Cabelas. He did not know that this is a no-no. Is there any way that this could come back at him?? Bought on credit card, picked up in store, declared at the border...no duty but taxes were paid. Once informed, he is now worried about future trips south. Any opinions???
 
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iceclimber said:
An friend of mine just returned from USA with Bushnell 4200 scopes bought at Cabelas. He did not know that this is a no-no. Is there any way that this could come back at him?? Bought on credit card, picked up in store, declared at the border...no duty but taxes were paid. Once informed, he is now worried about future trips south. Any opinions???
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Tell him to phone the local CSIS office and declare himself a resident terrorist and request transportation to and accommodation in Syria.
 
You did everything right coming back into Canada, nothing to worry about.
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He did everything right while entering Canada, but he illegally exported riflescopes from the USA. He got lucky this time, but I would not try doing it again.
 
KDX said:
Tell him to phone the local CSIS office and declare himself a resident terrorist and request transportation to and accommodation in Syria.
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How about asking for vacancy at the Guantanamo Inn....
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This will cut the paperwork...
 
stubblejumper said:
He did everything right while entering Canada, but he illegally exported riflescopes from the USA. He got lucky this time, but I would not try doing it again.
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quite to the contrary, he is very upset at this revelation. My point to him was yes, in actuality, an export restriction was broken, but there was no intent, and he would never do anything illegal like this as a rule. I feel he was lucky in that there was no export inspection done on him. He did declare at the border. He was not trying to hide his actions. I am trying to put him at ease that this was a good learning lesson. His concern is that he and his family are crossing the border a few times this year and he would not want this to hinder his future trips south.
 
Seeing how he used his credit card in store the only way he could get pinched by the US authorities is if they audit Cabelas books and put two and two together. They obviously could easily identify who and where he lives. That being said the odds are extremely slim to none that anything will transpire from the transaction. If he is too bothered by this and doesn't like sleeping with one eye open, he can forward the optics to myself for proper "disposal" :D
 
bringing stuff into canada is not the problem as long as you declare. the problem lies with the us border patrols, if he were to get caught bringing something like that back then he would get into lots of trouble. the fact that hes home now and nothing happened, i highly doubt anything will happen. he got lucky but he should be good to go. its not like the us state department is tracking HIS every move.
 
Tell him to relax. Us customs is not going to hunt him down.


iceclimber said:
quite to the contrary, he is very upset at this revelation. My point to him was yes, in actuality, an export restriction was broken, but there was no intent, and he would never do anything illegal like this as a rule. I feel he was lucky in that there was no export inspection done on him. He did declare at the border. He was not trying to hide his actions. I am trying to put him at ease that this was a good learning lesson. His concern is that he and his family are crossing the border a few times this year and he would not want this to hinder his future trips south.
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Personally I think ignorance is bliss and prefer not to bother educating my buddies about the legalities of bringing stuff back across the border. I don't do it myself but if I did I would be lying if Homeland Security asked me if I knew it was illegal. But if my buddies do and get caught they'll be able to honestly say that they had no clue about the law... the first time anyway.
 
Well - A Canadian using a credit card in the US to buy a scope can simply be an example of benevolence ie; he bought it for some itinerant American who needed a scope to hunt for food, after his trailer got repossessed, etc..
 
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