Speaking of the 51st state...

[John Evdemon]

On Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:35 PM, Owen Byrne wrote:
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> Hearing on the news here that US Customs Officers are going
> to set up shop right here in the port of Halifax, Nova
> Scotia. Already a concern is whether they will be carrying
> guns (when Canadian Customs doesn't).
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Why would this be a problem?=20

Perhaps a better question is why aren't Canadian Customs
officers armed?  How are they expected to defend themselves?