Do keep in mind that a lot of draft dodgers, second tour dodgers, etc ended up in Canada, and a good portion made permanent homes there. So it is very probable that he went AWOL and just took his gear with him.
If he was a part of that crowd, he may not have wanted to tell that story, and I also doubt he would have cared about the firearms infractions since he was already breaking the law going AWOL and never returning.
Canada also allowed fully automatic weapons until 1977. They had to be registered though like handguns since 1951. However since they were still widely and general legal it would not have yet been that out of place.
In fact they were more the norm in Canada than in America in those years. Only handguns were seen in a bad light.
Canada's strict gun laws didn't start until the 1990's. Do to widespread registration it was feasible for canada to successfuly implement severe restrictions.
The 90's were when the UK, Australia, and Canada all started thier restrictive firearms practices. The US itself had the AWB, and was joining the ranks of these "enlightened" liberal nations while the Democrats held power. I imagine if Gore had become president instead of Bush and had enough of congress or the senate we would be pretty close to at least Canada if not the UK or Australia in our own gun laws.
If he was a part of that crowd, he may not have wanted to tell that story, and I also doubt he would have cared about the firearms infractions since he was already breaking the law going AWOL and never returning.
Canada also allowed fully automatic weapons until 1977. They had to be registered though like handguns since 1951. However since they were still widely and general legal it would not have yet been that out of place.
In fact they were more the norm in Canada than in America in those years. Only handguns were seen in a bad light.
Canada's strict gun laws didn't start until the 1990's. Do to widespread registration it was feasible for canada to successfuly implement severe restrictions.
The 90's were when the UK, Australia, and Canada all started thier restrictive firearms practices. The US itself had the AWB, and was joining the ranks of these "enlightened" liberal nations while the Democrats held power. I imagine if Gore had become president instead of Bush and had enough of congress or the senate we would be pretty close to at least Canada if not the UK or Australia in our own gun laws.
) Any "issue" weapon brought/sent back was definitely not done in compliance with any existing Reg's that I am aware of...!
