... I've not taken firearms through, but can see that changing things. A lot probably depends on who is on duty when you pass, how crowded it is and what they do to speed things up, and the sort of day the agent is having.
agree, big time. I hit Winnipeg airport about 30 years ago at 0130, with my 12 gauge and a "green card" allowing me to work in Canada on a banding/telemetry study on Canada geese near Churchill for a month. chunky little woman immigrations/custom agent was in a surly mood that morning.
