Canada to arm border guards

[Xiahou]

Canadian border guards will be armed

I seem to remember a somewhat heated thread about this very matter previously:

The Conservatives had indicated earlier this year that they intended to arm border guards, following a number of border incidents in which guards left their posts when they felt threatened by reports of armed fugitives headed their way from the U.S.

So they're finally going to arm them instead of having to flee when threatened? Congrats to the Conservative government... except it's going to take 10yrs to do it!?!

[Crazed Rabbit]

Good for Canada.

Crazed Rabbit

[Samurai Waki]

10 years? I hope those SAW-249s are put to good use.

[yesdachi]

Guards should have guns. Way to go neighbors!

[drone]

Uh oh. This is the preliminary mobilization. Canada's invasion plans are coming to fruition...

[Vladimir]

Uh oh. This is the preliminary mobilization. Canada's invasion plans are coming to fruition...

Actually this is a response to the failed Canadian Bacon inasion in the 1980's.

[lars573]

Canadian border guards will be armed

I seem to remember a somewhat heated thread about this very matter previously:So they're finally going to arm them instead of having to flee when threatened? Congrats to the Conservative government... except it's going to take 10yrs to do it!?!

I smell pork. Armed government agencies are very rare here. Outside police and military the only armed agency is lands and forrests. And only because they enforce hunting regulations.

Now this project is going to be expensive. They are going to have to change the rules regarding who can join the border guards now. Build arms lockers into border agent buildings. Train and certify those who even qualify to use a pistol to use them. Set up a schedule to use target ranges. Get trainers for the agents.