Display/Storage Flintlock Musket

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Hello,

I have a new (Military Heritage) 1795 Springfield .69 Flintlock Musket.

The touch hole has been drilled and it's a shooter. Question is can I just display it on my living room wall as it is not considered a Firearm?

Thank you,
 
Under the Firearms Act and corresponding regulations, antique firearms must be stored, displayed and transported unloaded.

If an individual is transporting antique firearms by vehicle and needs to leave them unattended*, they should be left in the vehicle’s locked trunk or similar compartment. If the vehicle does not have a trunk or compartment, the vehicle must be locked with the antique firearms inside and out of sight.

Antique handguns must be transported in a locked, non-transparent container that cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation.

that copied and pasted from the RCMP website
 
NickVR said:
Unloaded and on the wall it is then
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I would suggest buying a spring vise and removing the main spring while the gun is on the wall. That renders it incapable of firing and should meet the intent of the law. Alternately you could make up a bracket that went around the wrist area and held shut with a small combination lock (so that you don't lose the key) so that the gun cannot be removed from the wall unless you unlock it and again that should meet the intent of the law

cheers mooncoon
 
NickVR said:
Why do all that if a Musket is not considered a Firearm and the regulations just say Unloaded?
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I beleive all the 'extra' steps are taken as the spirit of the law, i.e. the gun isn't 'readily available to be fired'.

spirit of the law is almost never = actual wording of said law(s).

If a situation like this ends up in courts, I'm fairly certain that the judge will ask what a reasonable person would do... If it's an old flintlock, removing one of the components like the flint, as to not be able to fire 'readily' fire it would make sense and be reasonable.

Displaying a unlocked/unsecured NR rifle with its bolt and ammo right next to it probably wouldn't.


That being said, I'm sure there is case law/jurisprudence already on such things, one would only need to find it and bring it up.


Lastly, if a cop ends up in your place and wants to arrest/confiscate/charge you for an 'unsecured musket', you're either incredibly unlucky, or you've done something else (much worse) that the cops show up at your place anyways...
 
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NickVR said:
Why do all that if a Musket is not considered a Firearm and the regulations just say Unloaded?
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CC 84 - 3 says that you do not need a license to posses it (because it is classed as a antique) and BC game laws treat it slightly differently from a modern firearm, but the law also says that it must be stored and transported the same as a non restricted firearm. Further if used in a crime (eg rob a bank) it is considered to be a firearm. In other words it occupies 2 different classifications depending on circumstances

cheers mooncoon
 
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