Ammunition storage quesiton

[angryeyebrows]

Remember if they want your stuff they'll take it (thieves or cops)

Wow. Very defeatist attitude. Sad.

 

[angryeyebrows]

As far as storage goes, to be legal and in compliance with the info on the Department of justice's page (SOR/98-209), all you have to do is the following:

If the firearm is non restricted

- Unloaded
- Trigger Locked or Bolt removed OR
- Stored in Container or Room that cannot readily be broken into

If restricted

- Unloaded
- Trigger Locked or Bolt removed AND
- Stored in Container or Room that cannot readily be broken into

The ONLY way to get around not trigger locking the restricted firearms is to store them in a vault, safe or room SPECIFICALLY constructed for storing said firearms. The Stack On type cabinets won't cut it.

Ammo can be stored in the same Container or Room with the firearm OR in any other location that is not readily accessible if someone were to get a hold of a firearm.

Those are the Laws. I've printed them out and have them posted on the inside of the locker my firearms are in.

Some Provinces have additional rules and regulations so you have to be sure you know what's specific to you.

 

[StormTrooper]

I've been trying to understand this storage regulation. If I only have about 4 or 5 boxes of 9mm rounds, and don't need a separate safe to store all of them in, could I store them in a Stack-On Pistol Security Cabinet along with a trigger-locked pistol? Or do I have to get a whole other cabinet just for the ammo?

 

[legi0n]

Not to sure how heavy your safe is, but is it at all bolted to the floor?

My safe is not bolted to the floor but to the studs.

 

[cement head]

ammo storage

just go to a garage sale or look around and pick up a couple of fileing cabinets and store your ammo in them . you can put hasps and locks on . it won;t cost you much .

 

[thehulk]

its probably best to store you 9mm ammo seperatly because i dont think anything from stack-on qualifies as a "safe". But in all honesty has anyone ever had the cfo come and check on there firearms storage? i know people that have owned firearms they entire lives and have never had a visit. In my opinion(which isnt worth a penny) as long as the kids or someone suicidal cant get into them im sure your legal as well as a responsible gun owner

 

[legi0n]

i dont think anything from stack-on qualifies as a "safe"

I suggest you research some more. A good starting point is the NFA website.

 

[gushulak]

Lol... isn't there a canadian law about having more that 10,000 rifle rounds considered building an arsenal?

I must have built a small army or two in my life if you are only allowed 10K of rifle ammo. 75 ammo cans will not fit into a safe, but they fit nicely into a spare crawl space that is locked and out of sight.....

 

[al100]

from the CSSA

There is no present regulation as to what is safe transport or storage of ammunition. This leaves latitude for police discretion in laying a criminal charge for unsafe storage or transport. People have been charged criminally for having loose shells in the passenger compartment, whether visible or not.

http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/legal_storage_and_transport.html

 

[Dave_Shotgun]

I bought a nice aluminum case for my Ruger magnum and I cut a rectangle out of the foam padding to allow a box of 50 rounds of ammo to be stored together with it. The aluminum case has two locks on it and the Ruger is triggerlocked. I also have a lock on my room door. That should hopefully be enough.