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Originally Posted by C-D-P
Ah yes, I keep forgetting that you are a Cannuk. My bad.
Can you get a CCW in your own country? I would not imagine that NHs CCW would do anything for you while in Canada.
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Yea, American CCWs are invalid in Canada. I usually travel to the US at least a few times a year though, so an American CCW would be helpful. Having a CCW from the US also allows us to show our politicians in Canada that law-abiding citizens are not the problem, and that we should be allowed the same rights that our American friends have.
A CCW system does exist in Canada, its called an ATC (authorization to carry). Yes, it can be issued for self-defense, but one must demonstrate an imminent threat to life and lack of police protection. Its extremely hard to get, mostly judges have been able to get them. I know of an individual who was a high-profile witness in a drug case who was issued an ATC because he was recommended by a judge. Basically, the average citizen has no chance to get one.
There are two other ways you can get an ATC though. The first is for wilderness protection. You must work in the wilderness to be eligible, like being a prospector, harvester, trapper, bush pilot, you get the idea. Generally, the conditions are you can only carry in the bush and while you are working. The second other way is that it is required for your occupation. Basically armoured car drivers and private security are eligible. The condition is you can only carry on the job.
Generally, even cops can't carry off-duty in Canada. Certain specialists officers who are on-call 24/7 are usually allowed though, but this is for convenience rather than protection.
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Originally Posted by C-D-P
I talked to a few of my LEO buddies and got a different answer every time. It is a tricky subject. But one thing they all agreed on is this. If you see someone hurting someone, you can try to stop it. But you must do so with the least amount of force possible.
You could get boned while trying to help someone out. One of the examples they gave me is this.
You are walking down the street, see someone pointing a gun at someone else. You draw on him and shoot him.
The guy with a gun was an off duty cop and was trying to arrest someone. You just killed a cop and are now in jail.
So you have to be very careful.
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Yea, it might be worse though if it was a plain clothes officer on-duty trying to arrest someone. Its hard to tell sometimes. I would think its always best to identy yourself and ask the person to place the gun down slowly.