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the importation of flippers from the US into Canada, I think, is a salvo in the trade war our countries have been undertaking over the past year and a bit. Has nothing to do with laws per se
 
Mike157 said:
Makes me grind my teeth for two reasons. The knife issue, just so stupid, and the border crossing.....

A number of years ago, my wife, two young kids, and I took a day trip to Canada. First time for all of us. We must have looked like terrorists, two middle aged adults, young kids and all of their vacation parafinalia, all packed into a mini van:rolleyes:. The guard was so incredibly, aggressively, rude and insulting, for absolutely no reason, it ruined that day and my memory of Canada. I’ve never wanted to throttle someone that badly in my life. I new that even arguing with her would be a fast down hill slide.

No animosity toward Canada, and I know she was “doing her job”, but I’d be perfectly happy to, well.... I’ll leave it at that....

Justin, buddy, such distaste for Senenzas?:eek:

Went to a stadium event in a nearby city last night. Just as we were exiting the car to walk to the stadium, I remembered I had my Shiro in my pocket. In years past this would not have been a problem, these day..... I hated to do it, but opted to leave it in the car. I would have had it confiscated for sure. While holding up, literally, thousands of people, they were doing very thorough bag checks, pocket dumps, and running us through metal detectors. Geez, sorry about my jaw getting loose. Mike
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Nice to see you go once in a while lol!

Canada for sure has some of the most aggressive border guards I’ve experienced in my thousands of crossings.

And yeah, a CRK is no Shiro lol. I know it would give Mat a little zing as he’s convinced himself he is OK with second rate folders. Bahahaha. I will bring my one Sebenza next time I cross.
 
Lorien said:
the importation of flippers from the US into Canada, I think, is a salvo in the trade war our countries have been undertaking over the past year and a bit. Has nothing to do with laws per se
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It basically a reinterpretation of the centrifugal prohibition and it’s been in appeal since 2015. So it’s not new.
 
JustinFournier said:
Nice to see you go once in a while lol!

Canada for sure has some of the most aggressive border guards I’ve experienced in my thousands of crossings.

And yeah, a CRK is no Shiro lol. I know it would give Mat a little zing as he’s convinced himself he is OK with second rate folders. Bahahaha. I will bring my one Sebenza next time I cross.
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Mat couldn’t even afford 2nd rate folders like CRK so he went with third rates like the Spydies of this world but “ it will cut!” per Doug Marcaida ;)
 
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Our last vacation to Canuckistan involved a ferry ride from Port Angeles to Victoria. There were Canuckistanian border guards checking passports and such in Washington. While we didn't talk to them much, I could see that they were very confused about our car. In AZ, we only have one license plate and it's on the rear. My wife has a Red Hat Society plate in front. They had the same problem when we returned to Port Angeles. Except that the USA border guards were confused.

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I see people around here with a plate from another state in front. Somehow, I don't think that's legal, but I guess they don't get stopped as long as their AZ registration is valid.
 
JustinFournier said:
If you can hold the blade and flick the handle to the open position with one hand in any way, it’s illegal.
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Yikes, that sounds dangerously similar to the crap in NY, i.e. 'subject to interpretation'.

Folks have been arrested in NY because an LEO decided to be a dick, and tried every way possible and found some obscure, impractical, unrealistic method of flicking a knife open, thus violating the 'gravity knife' laws.

Eg. If you have strong thumbs and thumbnails, you can 'flick' a Swiss Army Knife (or old school locking, thumbnail slit Buck knives folder) open with a ridiculously impractical wrist/arm flick.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Yikes, that sounds dangerously similar to the crap in NY, i.e. 'subject to interpretation'.

Folks have been arrested in NY because an LEO decided to be a dick, and tried every way possible and found some obscure, impractical, unrealistic method of flicking a knife open, thus violating the 'gravity knife' laws.

Eg. If you have strong thumbs and thumbnails, you can 'flick' a Swiss Army Knife (or old school locking, thumbnail slit Buck knives folder) open with a ridiculously impractical wrist/arm flick.
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I have read some horror stories about people being arrested in NYC for having a folder clipped to their pocket. A visible clip is enough to at least be stopped and frisked. It seems the the NY courts have ruled that a folder that can be flicked open is a gravity knife which is illegal in NY.
 
No folders!!

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^US/Other non-Canada Knifemakers ^Canada ^Canadians/we people
 
Well I guess it's only locking blades though. These laws make no sense. What the hell is a centimeter?
 
UffDa said:
Our last vacation to Canuckistan involved a ferry ride from Port Angeles to Victoria. There were Canuckistanian border guards checking passports and such in Washington. While we didn't talk to them much, I could see that they were very confused about our car. In AZ, we only have one license plate and it's on the rear. My wife has a Red Hat Society plate in front. They had the same problem when we returned to Port Angeles. Except that the USA border guards were confused.

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I see people around here with a plate from another state in front. Somehow, I don't think that's legal, but I guess they don't get stopped as long as their AZ registration is valid.
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Yes here you need plates on the front and the back.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Yikes, that sounds dangerously similar to the crap in NY, i.e. 'subject to interpretation'.

Folks have been arrested in NY because an LEO decided to be a dick, and tried every way possible and found some obscure, impractical, unrealistic method of flicking a knife open, thus violating the 'gravity knife' laws.

Eg. If you have strong thumbs and thumbnails, you can 'flick' a Swiss Army Knife (or old school locking, thumbnail slit Buck knives folder) open with a ridiculously impractical wrist/arm flick.
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Yes, and if you just hold the blade and use the weight of the handle to flick it, it will open easily. It’s a bad scene now.
 
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