So I just ordered an airsoft rifle from www.airsoftgi.com

[Blackthorne]

Originally Posted by Greylocks

That's what CAN happen. Wether it will or not is a gamble I dont want to take.

Good for you. That doesn't mean everyone else wants to take the safe/easy road dude.

Not everything in life needs to be safe, or legal.

You ever speed going to work? Live on the edge a little. Life is too short to obey ALL the rules!

[TokyoSeven]

I wish I could speed going to work. People dont seem to know where the gas peddle is at 830 in the morning. Cant even get around the bastards there are so many of them.

[White_knight]

in that case can you import us up some systemas, maybe some tm's too. we'll pay you back once their in country. hell while your at it round us up some coke too, then sell it to import more airsoft. GTFO

[GrieverX]

Originally Posted by yaksass

I can tell you all for a fact that you can send jsut about anything through ordinary post mail. You name it, ammunition, flammable compressed gas, drugs, guns, they just about never check it in Canada. CanadaPost is full of lazy bags. You have a 95% chance that your shipment of airsoft guns, green gas, or even real live ammunition will make it to you uninspected if you simply choose not to declare it. Yes, that's from an inside source, no word of a lie, it'll almost most definately get there

I think you forgot to mention CanadaPost is also full of thieving assholes. I've had my last two parcels opened by the CBSA and cleared to pass, only to have some dick working in Canada Post steal the contents.

[mcguyver]

Who says they were even CP. There are 5 times as many CP-contractors in my town than there are CP employees. There is only 1 actual CP outlet and the rest are under contract with their own employees. You can be a dirtbag stocking cheese in the morning and sorting prohibited firearms in the afternoon.

Good job on cost savings there, Canada Post!!

[TokyoSeven]

Hey look at that. I learned something new today, its something a little unsettling but still, its something new to me.

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by mcguyver

Who says they were even CP. There are 5 times as many CP-contractors in my town than there are CP employees. There is only 1 actual CP outlet and the rest are under contract with their own employees. You can be a dirtbag stocking cheese in the morning and sorting prohibited firearms in the afternoon.

Good job on cost savings there, Canada Post!!

Got something against stock boys?

[S.H.I.E.L.D.]

My very first TM M4 RIS came from California LOL. I lucked out because, one I hadn't discovered ASC at the time(This was 2001) and two I was impatient and wanted to be 1337. Thankgod! The company marked it as painball marker toy, with trades covered and barrel paint yadda yadda. Box had been opened and inspected but it arrived at my door. That being said, DO NOT RISK IT!!!! Order from a fellow Canadian airsofter or Canadian Retailer when you're old enough. Dishing out a few hundred to see it melted in a big hell spewing incinerator isn't worth it.

[kalnaren]

Originally Posted by yaksass

I can tell you all for a fact that you can send jsut about anything through ordinary post mail. You name it, ammunition, flammable compressed gas, drugs, guns, they just about never check it in Canada. CanadaPost is full of lazy bags. You have a 95% chance that your shipment of airsoft guns, green gas, or even real live ammunition will make it to you uninspected if you simply choose not to declare it. Yes, that's from an inside source, no word of a lie, it'll almost most definately get there

Canada Post aren't the ones doing the checking. The CBSA is, and they do check a lot of shit. Not everything, but why risk it?

[Moz]

And once you do get busted, like greylocks mentioned, you are fucked for life. Anything going to your name and address is checked every time.

[Mongoose]

I would strongly suggest get age verified and buy from Canadian retailers or the Classified section.

My brother-in-law ordered a few springer hand guns awhile back from some place in New York state. Surprisingly they came across the border with no problems. They covered the box with tin foil then placed it in another box. He went to order again for the third time and he received a letter from customs that they have seized the package and gave him the option that customs send the package back to sender or they destroy it. He contacted the company where he bought the guns from and they told him they'll refund him his money. He they contacted the customs officer who mailed him and told him to send it back. He was lucky that they didn't destroy it, although I think the customs officer who opened his package, was in a good mood and took it upon himself to contact the buyer and offer this option.

Not saying this will happen, but who knows. Like Greylocks said, it'll affect your mom's chance of going across the border.

[ArmaliteWhore]

Originally Posted by Jayhad

so not only did you screw up but due to your age you are trying to circumvent Canadian Law?
This is why this is an ADULT's sport; you don't have the mental capacity to wait months to be 18 to play?
Does your MOMMY know that if this order went through that she would have been illegally importing a restricted item into Canada, a federally chargable offence?

mommy's credit card + stupid 17 yr old child = mommy in jail.

Ya, and in a few months he'll have the mental capacity of an adult? No. Age doesn't define maturity. Age is a number, maturity is aquired through experience. He did the mature thing and asked us to help instead of just "thinking" he was right. He made a mistake, and corrected it. I think that's more mature than anything else he could of done. So, no offence, but you're the immature one for flamming the poor guy. But in YOUR terms, this means " fuck off and leave him alone".

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[Greylocks]

In a few months, however, if he screws up it's HIS problem. Not his mom's.

I'm sure the age verifiers are not entirely dumb either

[hattrick]

Originally Posted by Ronan

Actualy their was a newspaper that wrote an article on someone who got charged for trying to import airsoft gun(s). He said it was for his company training (lol). He ended up in court and with a very very very large bill to pay.

In this case, the Mom would have been red flagged. Making crossing borders a pain in the ass. Like mention before, every packages will be thoroughly inspected.

Yes theirs a chance it makes it.... BUT ITS STILL FUCKING ILLEGAL.

Smuggling charges, they have the right to stick that on her. Will they? Of course not... but they still can. What they can and what they actually do is 2 very different things. But it doesn't mean you don't get stick with someone who wants to put you down. Don't fuck with the law, you never win.

At the end it comes down to this: Is it worth it? No.

Sorry u've been around how long?






Yeh i said it.

[Ronan]

Originally Posted by hattrick

Sorry u've been around how long?






Yeh i said it.

4 years in US Airsoft. Started Canada Airsoft. You?

Also doesn't take a genius to figure out if it's worth it bringing in illegal airsoft guns while for a bit more you can get it legally. It's never worth doing something illegal, i would have though anyone that plays this game knew that.

Edit: Especially when people tell you what can/will happen if you get cough. Am i wrong when i say that its not worth it doing something illegal? Because from personal experience (not in Airsoft) i can say that breaking the law is NOT something thats taken lightly by the authorities.