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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

College Student Stuck in Canada Until 2013 For Not ‘Declaring’ Handgun Fast Enough to Border Officials

A 26-year-old man from Alpine, Utah was arrested at the Canada-U.S. border and faces up to 6 months in prison for initially forgetting to declare he was in possession of a handgun during a routine border screening, The Salt Lake City Tribune reports. To be clear, he isn’t accused of possessing a handgun illegally.

Kraig Jacobson was arrested on July 16 and as of Tuesday, he remains stuck in Canada, awaiting a jury trial in 2013.

Jacobson and his brother Kevin set off on a six-week motorcycle trek across the country to raise money for the American Cancer Society when they crossed a bridge and entered Canada. The brothers ended up camping in the wilderness many nights — Jacobson said he brought his handgun for protection from bears and other animals.

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4 comments:

moe said...

so he brought his handgun for protection,then forgot he had it?glad he got caught

Anonymous said...

This action might have saved a life.

Anonymous said...

after permanently seizing those guns, the police are now free to sell these guns and whatever else they wish to do with them.

Good thing for them that he chose not to engage the police in a firefight.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, but if he is very used to carrying, and is unfamiliar with border crossings and the "declare" definition, it's an honest mistake, which after maybe reading the sign, tried to correct. He did nothing wrong, dangerous, threatening, or anything like it. He was just out to raise money for the Cancer Society. Maybe if it was for the Canadian Cancer Society they would have overlooked the mistake.