How to spend more than 90 days in the Schengen area.

What is a knuckle duster?

When I worked for CBP the most confiscated "weapon" were canes with hidden swords inside them. In almost every case, the owner of the cane had no idea it had a sword inside, they just thought it was a fancy cane to bring home as a souvenir. Why they got it on the plane home is anyone's guess?

I flew home from an exchange with the German Air Force in October 2001. I'd always packed a Swiss Army Knife in my carry on and forgot it was against the rules post 9/11. No one said anything to me but I stopped packing one after that.

Knuckle dusters are also known as brass knuckles.

While the cost in money is low for the accommodations, meals, and even clothing during his extended stay, not the way I would want to extend my stay. I would guess it is more likely he gets sent away on conviction from the country with a never to return to anywhere in the Schengen zone condition.

I wonder how long before he posts in the RS "Tourist Scams" section explaining it isn't fair, they're targeting Americans and does he need to pay any fine?

He has a concealed carry permit. Doesn't that work in Europe?

He has a concealed carry permit. Doesn't that work in Europe?

As far as I know CCP are state specific and don't even work in many other states, let alone Europe. :)

I would not be surprised that if he were to be detained beyond the 90 days, they would still consider that a violation of the permissible stay, of course depending on the charges filed, re-entry at some point in the future, at least to the Netherlands, would be refused anyway.

CCP is state only. Having had a conversation with an avid CCP card carrier, he only would travel in states he either all ready had a permit in or where he could get one. He carried a separate wallet just for these permits and was rather proud of them. He made it clear he would never visit Canada. An approach to life I cannot comprehend.

And of course, there’s always the Lone Star Republic of Texas where the governor just signed a bill making brass knuckles and clubs legal since they are now considered a “defensive tool.”

I'm no expert on Dutch law but carrying an unlicensed firearm with ammunition in a public place is a serious crime in most of Europe. Had he been caught in Sweden, he could have been facing up to six years in prison.

"He has a concealed carry permit. Doesn't that work in Europe?"

I assume you're being facetious? CCP's don't work in Europe any more than they do in Canada.

" He made it clear he would never visit Canada."

Seriously? He won't visit any country without his precious guns? Maybe someone should buy him one of these and he can use it for "comfort" when he visits Canada without his guns - https://images.app.goo.gl/7q5MggdddNwpi6bd6 .

Oh, Ken. This guy would not find that funny (but I did). He was completely serious. A very paranoid man.

Question-- how did he get the gun to Europe in the 1st place, to be picked up, presumably trying to go through security to board a plane at AMS?

Does jail time count as part of the '90 days' limit?

The article doesn't really explain why he had the gun but even a moron knows that one can not take firearms into the cabin of a passenger plane. I hope he faces some severe penalties for this!

This thread brought this story to mind - https://nationalpost.com/news/walt-wawra .

His defense will be..."I'm an American and I have a constitutional right to have a firearm." :)

You would be surprised how many Americans I have met who think the Constitution protects them wherever they go.

Question-- how did he get the gun to Europe in the 1st place, to be
picked up, presumably trying to go through security to board a plane
at AMS?

He brought it with him from the US?