Ability to carry guns comes in handy for border guards

Misc CDN | 206530 hits | Jan 14 11:37 am | Posted by: Hyack

OTTAWA ï¿½ Just days after the first handguns were issued to Canadaï¿½s border guards, one had to draw his sidearm at a British Columbia crossing to control a bizarre character whose car was bristling with weaponry.

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by QBall
Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:45 am
Congratulations to officers Grant Patterson and Christopher Van Nes for a job well done.
by ryan29
Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:48 am
think allowing them to carry guns so they can properly protect border was long overdue . and is necessary tool when patroling border where drugs and guns are being smuggled into country .
by Heavy_Metal
Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:40 am
good job boys!!
by kevlarman
Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:10 am
This doesn't speak of over-zealousness on the part of the border gaurds (which I'm sure some will see) but it spells out the long-overdue need for armed border gaurds. I'm sure incidents like this happened all the time but that they either went underreported and / or they were much more awkward and dangerous to deal with before. Way to go to those officers! Finally, Canada is stepping up to the plate and getting serious about it's security.

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