"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence". John Adams
"A dishonest man can always be trusted to be dishonest". Captain Jack Sparrow
One will have an easier time crossing the Canadian border (armed or not), if he has clean bumpers and windows. Even a RMEF sticker can get one shaken down.