Is it illegal to post an &quot;owner is armed&quot; sign in Canada?
<p>I've been watching a <a href="https://youtu.be/_JwryAnEeZw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TV show</a> about border security in Canada and in the episode a border officer mentions that posting an "owner is armed" sign inside your vehicle is illegal. Is this true and if so, what law is being violated in this case?</p>

<p>I believe the appropriate snippet is about 10:59 and 11;35, and no one accused him of violating any law - they were just "playing it up" for the TV.  In fact if anything the opposite, as they did not confiscate the sign.</p>

<p>At 11:45 the officer explains her rationale  - effectively a sign like that could put an officer of the law on high alert as its outside the country norms - increasing the risk of the encounter for all involved.  </p>

<p>I am not familiar with Canadian law per-se, but, like pretty much all jurisdictions, if one looks hard enough one can always find a law which can be stretched to justify the accusation of a crime.  Intimidation?  Threat of assault? - again though, he was not accused of any crime - and almost certainly this was just "done for TV", like the rest of these shows.</p>

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