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Traveling Outside United States With Rifle For Hunting Or Shooting
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1733862" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>That form isn't even intended for firearms per say. It is merely used to avoid the potential of being asked to pay duty on something of value purchased outside the USA and brought in. The same form would be used for your Rolex watch or expensive camera equipment.</p><p></p><p>I have been traveling from NY to Canada for 25yrs. I have never had one of these forms nor have I ever been asked for one. I always stop at the US customs office on my return and fill out the necessary paperwork for the game animals that I'm bringing in, usually bear or moose. They often ask if I'm returning with a firearm but never asked for any forms or certificates.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, this year I ran into a CBP agent with an attitude. He was angry that I did not have the form even though I proved that I brought the rifles into Canada by providing the Canadian firearms declaration paperwork. I told him that the document that he requested hasn't been required for 25yrs. His only response was that <strong>he</strong> wanted it.</p><p></p><p>All three of us were essentially detained in a room where we were denied the use of our cell phones (in or out of the building) and the use of the restroom, including the non-hunter who had nothing to declare. We lost aprox an hour while they checked for stolen guns and filled in paperwork. Our hunting buddies who traveled back at the same time crossed at a border station within a few miles. They were asked for nothing and sailed right through.</p><p></p><p>FWIW - Two of us are retired LEO and none of us have any criminal records. We all had passports.</p><p></p><p>I have always had the highest respect for the CBP but this incident has certainly changed my opinion. The Canadian CBP have always been proficient and respectful. I expect the same from our own people.</p><p></p><p>BTW - an attorney friend told me that the US CBP is without authority to deny any US citizen from entering the country if they are already on US soil. Just something nice to know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1733862, member: 313"] That form isn't even intended for firearms per say. It is merely used to avoid the potential of being asked to pay duty on something of value purchased outside the USA and brought in. The same form would be used for your Rolex watch or expensive camera equipment. I have been traveling from NY to Canada for 25yrs. I have never had one of these forms nor have I ever been asked for one. I always stop at the US customs office on my return and fill out the necessary paperwork for the game animals that I'm bringing in, usually bear or moose. They often ask if I'm returning with a firearm but never asked for any forms or certificates. Unfortunately, this year I ran into a CBP agent with an attitude. He was angry that I did not have the form even though I proved that I brought the rifles into Canada by providing the Canadian firearms declaration paperwork. I told him that the document that he requested hasn't been required for 25yrs. His only response was that [B]he[/B] wanted it. All three of us were essentially detained in a room where we were denied the use of our cell phones (in or out of the building) and the use of the restroom, including the non-hunter who had nothing to declare. We lost aprox an hour while they checked for stolen guns and filled in paperwork. Our hunting buddies who traveled back at the same time crossed at a border station within a few miles. They were asked for nothing and sailed right through. FWIW - Two of us are retired LEO and none of us have any criminal records. We all had passports. I have always had the highest respect for the CBP but this incident has certainly changed my opinion. The Canadian CBP have always been proficient and respectful. I expect the same from our own people. BTW - an attorney friend told me that the US CBP is without authority to deny any US citizen from entering the country if they are already on US soil. Just something nice to know. [/QUOTE]
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