Double-check your online ordering forms — you might just end up with a visit from the RCMP, as a Ponderosa student learned after a gun was delivered to his residence last Wednesday.
The student meant to send the gun to his home address, but a mistake was made regarding the shipping and billing addresses, resulting in a “very unusual situation,” according to Andrew Parr, managing director of Student Housing and Hospitality Services.
When it was delivered, the Canada Post courier told Ponderosa staff that the package was sent from a company that often delivers firearms, after which the staff notified the RCMP because of UBC’s zero-tolerance policy for guns in residence.
“We wanted to have the RCMP involved to ensure that all the proper protocols were followed,” said Parr.
The student is a licensed gun collector, and the firearm appears to have been acquired legally, but the RCMP is holding onto it for the time being until the student can send it home. Parr noted that the student was “super accommodating” towards both the RCMP and UBC throughout the situation.
“I think there was a good amount of due diligence done by the courier, by our staff, by the RCMP and by the student to ensure that there was no risk in the situation,” said Parr.
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