Discreet Hunting/Precision Rifle Case
- Thread starter Duke878
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I'm pretty familiar with the firearms act, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't say a thing about the nature of the case, box, or bag it's in.
Could you provide some citations?
wapitiwhacker
CGN Regular
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Mentioned earlier, but see if you can dig up a keyboard case. Good and solid, secure, lots of room for custom kit foam to protect your firearm. Nice Casio or Yamaha logo across the case won't raise a single eyebrow.
Beretta-Skeet
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- Eastern ONT
Look into cases for lighting equipment. At the theater I occasionally work as a lighting engineer for we have a bunch of cases between 40-52 inches long that are padded exceptionally well to transport parts of our rigging.
For example:
For example:
Cardboard box for the win. All this other crap, if a neighbor takes notice, your gonna have to bs your way through a conversation about guitars, or golf, or photography...
A box is a box. Not a conversation starter. I frequently need to get firearms in and around an airport terminal. A plain Jane cardboard box has worked every time.
A box is a box. Not a conversation starter. I frequently need to get firearms in and around an airport terminal. A plain Jane cardboard box has worked every time.
I use a gun case. I'm not one to hide my hobbies or worry what others think of me. There is nothing illegal or morally wrong with my hobbies, so why hide them. Smuggling a new toy past the wife is a different thing altogether.
The issue is not the firearms act:
Carrying concealed weapon
90. (1) Every person commits an offence who carries a weapon, a prohibited device or any prohibited ammunition concealed, unless the person is authorized under the Firearms Act to carry it concealed.
Marginal noteunishment
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-44.html#h-40
http://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1073/index.do
http://caselaw.canada.globe24h.com/.../1991/12/03/r-v-felawka-1991-5764-bc-ca.shtml
Shawn
Thanks, Shawn. I think I've learned quite a bit!
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The Definition of a "Concealed weapon", is actually defined by the courts during a trail ie: what was the intent to conceal the weapon.
This can't be any farther from what the OP is asking.
We're talking here about getting a gun from a condo, to the range in a case of some sort. Some way to avoid the painfully awkward conversation with the Nosey Neighbors, that will forever label you as the "terrorist in 5B with all the guns".
That case listed is a guy that went shooting with his buddy, had no case for his gun, so he "concealed" it under his jacket. He was riding the Skytrain nonetheless (then a bus), with ammo in the mag. When confronted about what he was concealing (apperantly he was dressed in something similar to fatigues) he replied, "Ha, Ha, I'm going on a killing spree".
I don't know... I read the whole thing, and it basically says all firearms are by definition weapons, and any intent to conceal for any reason makes it a concealed weapon.
An opaque rifle case is fine, as there is no intent to conceal. An opaque guitar case is not OK, as there is intent to conceal.
The question seems to be "do you intend to conceal?" rather than "do you intend to do bad things?". The intent need only be to avoid prying eyes.
Which is rather characteristically stupid.
You opinion doesn't change the fact that that if you intend to conceal a firearm regardless of if it is in a jacket or a case you have committed a crime.
If you intent is to protect your investment from damage during transport that is a different matter all together. Wanting to be "discreet" and protecting your property from damage are two very different things legally. It is semantics, but what you say and too who can have far reaching implications for you. And if you think that CGN has not been used in court/parliament already against people you're living in wonder land.
Shawn
Welcome to our Society.......
If transporting a restricted firearm,
Lock the firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container
If leaving a firearm in a vehicle, it must be left out of sight, so is that concealed?
I don't believe there is a definition of "Concealment" in the firearms act. It's a general guideline that's left for interpretation on a case by case basis.
