Metalmik84 wrote:My firearms while camping would either be locked in my car or within arms reach. Same when taking a pee.
Ziad wrote:That's what I remember they saying in my safety course. Keep it locked or within arms reach. Also all home you can do the same, have it locked in a safe or within arms reach while cleaning or carrying from the car
Gaznazdiak wrote:Just a guess here from what I imagine would be "Nanny's" point of view Keith, but I would think the difference is that when you are in the field with a gun, you have most likely taken it with you to use it.
When you are at home, the place you store it, it is supposed to be secured until you take it into the field, or work on it for cleaning or maintenance.
Keith wrote:When I am camping I keep my gun under the shelter, when I am hunting & need to take a pee I place the gun somewhere where it won't fall. But if I am at home, my gun has to be locked in the gun safe. Why? What is the difference?
Keith.
bladeracer wrote:Keith wrote:When I am camping I keep my gun under the shelter, when I am hunting & need to take a pee I place the gun somewhere where it won't fall. But if I am at home, my gun has to be locked in the gun safe. Why? What is the difference?
Keith.
The difference is that you are at home, where you probably aren't actually focused on your firearms.
But it boils down to, simply that somebody decided that when we have our firearms at home we are required to lock them away.
If you prefer to stand them in the corner then do so, but you will face serious problems if you ever have a break-in, or a child finds it. It just makes sense to comply with the law when the risk is losing your licence and your firearms.
Keith wrote:But if I am at home, my gun has to be locked in the gun safe. Why? What is the difference?
Jäger wrote:Which argument are you trying to make?
That firearms shouldn't be locked in a safe while not in use at home, or that we should all transport gun safes into the bush?
It boils down to what is practical given the circumstances.
Keith wrote:Jäger wrote:Which argument are you trying to make?
That firearms shouldn't be locked in a safe while not in use at home, or that we should all transport gun safes into the bush?
It boils down to what is practical given the circumstances.
No it doesn't, the law is NOT practicle. On the last firearms inspection the police officer saw a wooden toy gun I had made for my sons many years ago sitting on my desk in my gun room. He told me it was an offence not to have this wooden gun locked in the safe & if any member of the public were to complain (not that they could see it in my gun room anyway), then I could be charged with an offence. Now this is absolute bulls**t anyway, but let's assume that this was a gun I had out for cleaning at the time this officer visited, would the same apply? I think that the original question I posed here was very reasonable & sensible, I am just trying to make sense of this law. It matters to me because there have been times when I needed quick access to a gun in order to save stock from feral dogs. This law does NOT cater to a farmer's/land owner's needs.
Keith.
No need to answer this, I think I know where I stand now but still do not think that this law is in all respects sensible.