[tarator]

> Being in Canada took away any option of having a firearm.

I don’t think this is true. They could have had shotguns, for example, which would have been very effective.

[MtnClimber]

If they could have had shotguns that would have been good as long as they did not get attacked while in the tent (unless the tent was large enough to maneuver with the shotgun).

[MtnClimber]

Could they have a shotgun in a Canadian national park?

[marktwain]

> Being in Canada took away any option of having a firearm.

I don’t think this is true. They could have had shotguns, for example, which would have been very effective.

No firearms are allowed in Banff park, for ordinary people. Government employees, of course, always have them when investigating bears.

[Seruzawa]

Yes. Slugs are good.