reminds me of a run in with customs at Frankfurt Int'l
I had bought some archery equipment on a black friday sale at the Bass Pro in Vaughn (gee, did I spell that right ? The BP west of Toronto, not at the outlet center down QEW)
First issue: bring it over. Phoned Lufthansa and told them I wanted to bring a bow. They made a huge fuss about that (why
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but put it into the system. When departing Canada I was at the check in early (like 4 hours early). Check in made a fuss about it as well, they wanted me to declare the bow as small arms and the arrows as small arms ammunition. (are they completely out of their minds
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Anyway, upon arrival in Frankfurt I went to the red line and told the customs dude: here's the receipt and the credit card printout. I have a bow, it is below my allowance.
His question: what do you want that for ? why do you need a bow ?
my answer: this is none of your f-ing business. I do not break any laws when buying or bringing a compound bow, and it is not subject to any of our weapons restrictions. Do your duty
He was pissed and wanted me to unpack it (yeah, unpack a compound bow in the middle of an airport, how smart is that ...) which I denied. I told him that he had an xray machine and I was more than happy to have him xray my parcel to confirm the content. a few additional minutes of back and forth ensued, so I told him that if he absolutely had to know, I would be adding the bow to my collection of firearms. He: Illegal ones ? losing his composure Me: how stoopeed do you think I am ? I have an f-ing license for that. Can I go, or do we have to go to your superior ...
I could pass ... no duties, as it should be.