bigfellascott wrote:Ya never hear of the crims having storage issues and being busted for doing the wrong thing hey. Makes ya wonder if you don't say anything about how you are storing them when you are away from home how would they know if you're doing it legally or not?
Oldbloke wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Ya never hear of the crims having storage issues and being busted for doing the wrong thing hey. Makes ya wonder if you don't say anything about how you are storing them when you are away from home how would they know if you're doing it legally or not?
Yeah, unless you get pulled over and the cops search your car, or the motel room how would they know?
Wombat wrote:Oldbloke wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Ya never hear of the crims having storage issues and being busted for doing the wrong thing hey. Makes ya wonder if you don't say anything about how you are storing them when you are away from home how would they know if you're doing it legally or not?
Yeah, unless you get pulled over and the cops search your car, or the motel room how would they know?
If your car was stolen or broken into or your Motel room gets broken into while you are having dinner etc and your Guns get stolen.
Sadly in the eyes of Vicpol probably yes, and then they will come for whatever wasn't stolenOldbloke wrote:"If your car was stolen or broken into or your Motel room gets broken into while you are having dinner etc and your Guns get stolen. "
It will be my fault. Not the criminals.
bigfellascott wrote:Wombat wrote:Oldbloke wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Ya never hear of the crims having storage issues and being busted for doing the wrong thing hey. Makes ya wonder if you don't say anything about how you are storing them when you are away from home how would they know if you're doing it legally or not?
Yeah, unless you get pulled over and the cops search your car, or the motel room how would they know?
If your car was stolen or broken into or your Motel room gets broken into while you are having dinner etc and your Guns get stolen.
Haven't heard of home delivery? great way to avoid having to leave valuables alone (if I'm traveling with em I don't leave em alone, usually there is someone who is there in the room with em) so no real theft issues there. Just comes down to common sense really, which sadly is rarer than rocking horse s**t these days!
Mr.Seacucumber wrote:Read the legislation and just act on that. At least you have something to fall back onto in court.
Western Australia
Apart from Schedule 4 of the Western Australian Firearms Regulations 1974, WA has no specific regulation regarding travelling with firearms. However, you can refer to the fact sheet ‘Firearm Storage Requirements’ via the WA firearms registry website, and the Firearms Act Section 24 does provide a lengthy explanation of police powers regarding inspection of licences, firearms and ammunition.
Section 23 of the Act describes offences regarding carriage and safe storage of firearms and also the requirement to allow police to inspect safe storage facilities. In short: A person who, being responsible for the storage of any firearm or ammunition, fails to provide and use adequate storage facilities to ensure its safety; or where prescribed requirements as to security are specified in relation to a firearm or ammunition of a prescribed kind, to ensure that those requirements are observed; or otherwise, to safeguard it from loss or improper use; or being responsible for the storage of any firearm or ammunition, refuses to permit a member of the police force to inspect the storage facilities provided, at a reasonable time after such an inspection is requested in writing by the member of the police force, commits an offence.
Daddybang wrote:duncan61 wrote:was often pulled up coming in to Carnarvon with my .222 on the dash with one up the spout
So ya allowed to drive around in wa with a loaded firearm in the vehicle?? Sorry but that don't sound right
(My mum worked for hedland police for six years and my best mate is from boddington and they both reckon it's not right)
duncan61 wrote:I .I am not suggesting that its O.K. to strut around in public just drop the paranoia.If the police wished to disarm the public they would petition the Government and all private ownership would be outlawed.We have a perfectly good working system for firearm ownership,I am about to aquire a new calibre its not that hard
I remember pre 96 seeing lots of full racks in the back window of Utes in both SA and NT, also Cockies wandering around town with holstered revolvers in the NT. None of that now though.Daddybang wrote:Nope no one is driving around on a public road with full gun racks in the NT.
Wombat wrote:I remember pre 96 seeing lots of full racks in the back window of Utes in both SA and NT, also Cockies wandering around town with holstered revolvers in the NT. None of that now though.Daddybang wrote:Nope no one is driving around on a public road with full gun racks in the NT.
Stix wrote:Duncan did say he used to do it, & that he wouldnt do it now...well thats how i read it anyway...telling him to leave is a bit harsh in my opinion...
duncan61 wrote:Where did the children come from.I am talking about between 2.00 to 4.00 am on my way to the coolroom to unload 2 nights of shooting Kangaroos at Wooramool.The origional topic is what to do when travelling and I am letting the O.P. know that if you are in possesion its O.K.The rifle lives on the dash till you are ready to take a shot then it gets swung out the window you close the bolt then drop the roo all in one smooth operation.I am not talking about driving along a busy hwy to go hunting somewhere.I had property I could cull on on the other side of Carnarvon so if I was not stopping I would carry on through and top up my numbers.The main hwy is 15 k from the town centre but bored night shift police would sometimes go get coffee at the roadhouse and stake out the Sydney drive so I would bump them sometimes get bagged and have a chat.If I had a heap of proccessed roos on the racks they were more interested in the industry than the fact I had a rifle on the dash.I live in the perth suburbs now and my rifles are in a buffalo river gun safe bolted correctly and only I have access to the keys.If I wish to take them across town to the workshop to make ammunition or do work I transport them in a custom lockable firearm style suitcase and in my long toolbox that is also locked.Its an internet forum to share ideas and experiences not to judge people based on a few comments
s.23 9
"take all reasonable precautions to ensure its safe keeping"
"take all reasonable precautions to prevent the same, permits a young person under the age of 18 years to have unlawful possession of a firearm"
s. 24 2
A member of the Police Force may seize and take possession of any firearm or ammunition that is in the possession of a person, whether or not the person is licensed or otherwise authorised to possess it if, in the opinion of the member of the Police Force — (a) possession of it by that person may result in harm being suffered by any person; or
Daddybang wrote:Stix wrote:Duncan did say he used to do it, & that he wouldnt do it now...well thats how i read it anyway...telling him to leave is a bit harsh in my opinion...
The problem is this is not the first time hes put up advice thats at best irresponsible and at worst totally illegal.
Ps I agree no one has the right to tell someone to leave a thread/conversation. That's entirely up to the mods.