allthumbs Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 CBC: Canada: Guns not at ready before bear attack due to misunderstanding of gun law http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=sep05gunlawattack05092003 Posted 9/5/2003 A misunderstanding about firearms legislation may have contributed to the severity of a polar bear attack near Kimmirut on Tuesday. The Inuit guide who was the victim of the brutal bear attack did not have a gun to defend himself. Kootoo Shaw says as far as he knew, he wasn't allowed to have a gun while he's working as a guide. 'We Inuit are not supposed to have any guns when we guide people from down south, that's why we didn't have a gun,' he says. However, that's not what the law says. While Nunavut's Wildlife Act says Inuit cannot use guns to hunt while they're guiding, they can carry guns for protection against bears. Shaw says that isn't how he understood the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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