SURVIVAL GEAR AS CONTRABAND.

• Position: Bush pilots in Alaska - Brief Article

There's a Catch 22 problem brewing up in Alaska around bush pilots carrying guns and Canada's new law banning firearms. A 1949 state law in Alaska requires planes flying 15 or fewer passengers to carry survival gear, which includes a weapon and ammunition. But under new gun regulations in Canada, every person entering the country with a weapon must first register it and pay a fee. That means fully equipped Alaska pilots traversing the...