Question about restricted firearm storage
- Thread starter TheCanuck
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NO.
STORAGE OF RESTRICTED FIREARMS
6. An individual may store a restricted firearm only if
(a) it is unloaded;
(b) it is
(i) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device and stored in a container, receptacle or room that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken open or into, or
(ii) stored in a vault, safe or room that has been specifically constructed or modified for the secure storage of restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked; and
(c) it is not readily accessible to ammunition, unless the ammunition is stored, together with or separately from the firearm, in
(i) a container or receptacle that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken open or into, or
(ii) a vault, safe or room that has been specifically constructed or modified for the secure storage of restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cr/SOR-98-209/bo-ga:s_6//en#anchorbo-ga:s_6
STORAGE OF RESTRICTED FIREARMS
6. An individual may store a restricted firearm only if
(a) it is unloaded;
(b) it is
(i) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device and stored in a container, receptacle or room that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken open or into, or
(ii) stored in a vault, safe or room that has been specifically constructed or modified for the secure storage of restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked; and
(c) it is not readily accessible to ammunition, unless the ammunition is stored, together with or separately from the firearm, in
(i) a container or receptacle that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken open or into, or
(ii) a vault, safe or room that has been specifically constructed or modified for the secure storage of restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cr/SOR-98-209/bo-ga:s_6//en#anchorbo-ga:s_6
I see you're from Quebec, here is the French version. 
ENTREPOSAGE DES ARMES À FEU À AUTORISATION RESTREINTE
6. Le particulier ne peut entreposer une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte que si les conditions suivantes sont respectées :
a) elle est non chargée;
b) elle est, selon le cas :
(i) rendue inopérante par un dispositif de verrouillage sécuritaire et entreposée dans un contenant, un compartiment ou une pièce qui sont gardés bien verrouillés et qui sont construits de façon qu'on ne peut les forcer facilement,
(ii) entreposée dans une chambre forte, un coffre-fort ou une pièce qui ont été construits ou modifiés expressément pour l'entreposage sécuritaire des armes à feu à autorisation restreinte et qui sont gardés bien verrouillés;
c) elle ne se trouve pas à proximité de munitions, à moins que celles-ci ne soient entreposées, avec ou sans l'arme à feu :
(i) soit dans un contenant ou un compartiment qui sont gardés bien verrouillés et qui sont construits de façon qu'on ne peut les forcer facilement,
(ii) soit dans une chambre forte, un coffre-fort ou une pièce qui ont été construits ou modifiés expressément pour l'entreposage sécuritaire des armes à feu à autorisation restreinte et qui sont gardés bien verrouillés.
ENTREPOSAGE DES ARMES À FEU À AUTORISATION RESTREINTE
6. Le particulier ne peut entreposer une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte que si les conditions suivantes sont respectées :
a) elle est non chargée;
b) elle est, selon le cas :
(i) rendue inopérante par un dispositif de verrouillage sécuritaire et entreposée dans un contenant, un compartiment ou une pièce qui sont gardés bien verrouillés et qui sont construits de façon qu'on ne peut les forcer facilement,
(ii) entreposée dans une chambre forte, un coffre-fort ou une pièce qui ont été construits ou modifiés expressément pour l'entreposage sécuritaire des armes à feu à autorisation restreinte et qui sont gardés bien verrouillés;
c) elle ne se trouve pas à proximité de munitions, à moins que celles-ci ne soient entreposées, avec ou sans l'arme à feu :
(i) soit dans un contenant ou un compartiment qui sont gardés bien verrouillés et qui sont construits de façon qu'on ne peut les forcer facilement,
(ii) soit dans une chambre forte, un coffre-fort ou une pièce qui ont été construits ou modifiés expressément pour l'entreposage sécuritaire des armes à feu à autorisation restreinte et qui sont gardés bien verrouillés.
- Location
- BC, In a Van down by the river!
one ammunition question as I find the wording above a little ambiguous. If you have a safe with your restricted in there, can you also store your ammo in there as well or do you have to have a seperate lock box inside your safe to have both in there. If that is the case i guess you could store your ammo lock box outside the safe as well. Wouldn't it be better to just have both locked up in one place...inside the safe. The whole safe within a safe seems odd to me but maybe I'm misreading the wording above. Thanks for any info,
Cheers.
Cheers.
Yes, you can store ammo just next to your gun as long as it's separate from the gun (read- unloaded).
here:
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/factsheets/storagetransport_e.asp
"...Store the ammunition separately or lock it up. It can be stored in the same locked container as the firearm. ..."
(read- unloaded).here:
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/factsheets/storagetransport_e.asp
"...Store the ammunition separately or lock it up. It can be stored in the same locked container as the firearm. ..."
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Most home gun safes can be cracked open in a matter of 5 minutes. I always trigger lock my guns and lock my ammo separately. That way you reduce the chance of somebody greeting you at your front door with your own loaded handgun when you return home from shopping.
- Location
- BC, In a Van down by the river!
It would be nice to buy two safe's but I can't afford to. I'll store it all in one if legal.
it also makes it difficult for you to greet them when they're trying to shop at your house late at night.
if they've managed to crack your safe, your triggerlocks will do little.
- Location
- Montreal, Quebec
I can pop off a trigger lock in 10 seconds. Many times someone forget the key at home and comes to the range... Tiny flat blade screwdriver and the lock is open!
If you spend the money and buy good quality combination trigger locks they will not come off easily without breaking the trigger guard. If need be then i can get them off my gun in about 5 seconds with my combination with no need to search for keys.
You can buy a small pistol safe/lock box for about $60 at LeBaron, If you can't afford that you probably can't even afford ammo.
I like to keep a loaded magazine hidden in the same LOCKED room as my gunsafe in case I need it quickly,but the bulk of my ammo is stored in a separate safe in the other end of my house. I realize tht i don't LEGALLY have to go this extra step but to me it's worth it and gives me extra piece of mind.
- Location
- BC, In a Van down by the river!
that's my whole point...wouldn't this be considered illegal? you still have easy access to your ammo near your restricted. I guess the definition of "accessible" is up to interpretation...hmmmm....and I meant I didn't want to buy two fire proof safes at two hundred each...i don't like to buy cheap crap, but in this case I guess i'll buy one good big one and a cheesy cheap one to store my ammo within it.
The legal way to store restricted is posted. Anything you do above and beyond is up to you. You want to store a loaded mag or two with the gun, do it. You all freaky about it, then hide it under your pillow or in a drawer under your panties. There are the legal requirements, there are the common sense type issues and then there are practical issues. You have a bunch of home robberies in your neighborhood, pretty sure if you kept your pistol on your bedside table with a mag beside it or in it, you can likely cover your ass if you need to. Let's not beat this topic to death once more....
Ahem....
Buy a HIGHLY SECURE safe instead of some cheap Wallmart one. That's all you need.
Most trigger locks can be picked in under 30 seconds just FYI. Picked my own locks in 10 seconds for one, 26 seconds on the other first time around. Paperclips and a tension wrench i.e. even a popcan lid folded correctly work miracles.
Buy a HIGHLY SECURE safe instead of some cheap Wallmart one. That's all you need.
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