Coyotezapper wrote:Holy s**t balls!! Talk about extremes!! What a load of nonsense.
I have an ar in my truck, I carry a 9mil or 45 on me and I can buy ammo at Walmart or at a hardware store for crying out loud.
But I need a permit to buy primers and then store them in a safe?.......wow
Yep, imagine California...except we can still own guns here
You have to have legitimate reason to have a firearm or ammunition in your vehicle, en-route to or from the gunshop, range, hunting, etc. Each state has their own laws for securing your firearms and ammo in a vehicle. In Victoria, the firearm just needs to be unloaded and concealed from view, with ammo locked in a box separately.
Although the Police insist we keep ammunition and components secured, ammunition, powders and primers are covered by Worksafe, so Police have no authority to inspect your ammunition storage. But they can, and will, charge you if they find unsecured ammunition in your home or vehicle, or on your person (in WA that includes empty brass and bullets).
Queensland is the only state I know of that gives Worksafe authority to enter private residences to inspect ammunition storage, but I believe they would only do so if they've had a complaint.
So, unless somebody makes a complaint to the authorities that "He's got bbbbbbullets in his house!", it's very unlikely your ammo storage would ever be a problem.