Duncan Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 I am going to do a little venting now .On Monday I returned from a overseas trip and had a layover in Vancouver before arriving at my final destination Toronto. I managed to pack everything into carry on so no checking any luggage . While I was away I was either given or I bought some red dots and scopes from Taobao ( sort of Amazon). I knew I was going to be questioned about these when I arrived attheAirport in Shanghai and I fully expected this . And I was questioned and had a nice chat with security and I as on my way , no big deal. Now I get to Canada and Vancouver and all of a sudden I am a gun smuggler , Terrorist god only knows what else .Security goes crazy my bags are emptied I am searched from head to toes.And there saying I need permission from the airlines to pack scoped in my bag. I have two RCMP officers standing by and it’s just crazy . There is no law that says I can not buy a frigging rifle scope or red dots and I was way under the limit for what I was allowed to bring back with me. After about half a hour to forty minutes I am then told that one of the optics needs the airlines permission for me to bring with me . It was the red dot with the magnifier in the second picture that apparently is a supposed issue . All the others in the first picture was no problem and I could just pack them up and get on the flight.This was just total bullshit and some excuse to try to justify why I was held up and put through all this .Needless to say at this point my sense of humour was getting a little frayed and if it weren’t for the fact I had a connection to get I would have certainly pursued this B.S . The cops suggested I just mail the one red dot but that meant trying to get to a post office and for something I didn’t even pay for the hassle was not worth it , plus I actually have the same thing I had put in a container that ships next week. China is so strict with there gun policy even airsoft is not allowed and yet I had so little trouble compared to gun control in Canada it’s pathetic . that’s my rant finished with . Bubba14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 So did you get to bring the second pic home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 I gave it.to one of the RCMP officers because by that time I would have missed my connection due to having to go back to the check in counter . Not a big deal I didn’t pay for it plus I have another one the same that is being shipped to me along with some other red dots . The Manufacturer gave me a bunch of stuff to try out . A couple of the scopes are also from there and the Apollo scope is from a factory very close to where I am when in China . The factory owners wife is a friend of that particular manufacturer so she had them send that one to me and a couple of others that are being shipped along with my regular stuff . Tyler0420 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyv Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 They are very strict at YVR. I brought home a souvenir for someone and it was an Inukshuk made of stones. They thought I was smuggling rocks from the beach and they emptied all of the contents of my carry-on and I had to sit there organizing everything again so it would fit. It was ridiculous! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 I heard Vancover is the gateway for "importing" drugs into Canada , like fentanal coming from China since it's just across the pond..... It's been many years since I crossed the border , last time was a flight to West Palm Beach , then drove to Ft. Lauderdale....( no fishing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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