I keep my handgun stored in a locked safe, with the safe chained & locked to my bed, do I still need a trigger lock on the gun while it's in the safe? According to what I read, I don't, but I just want to be sure... Thanks!
alexlacelle said:I thought if it was in a safe, you could store it with ammunition?
I don't think it (safe) has to be huge or even bolted down; there safes you can get at Wal-Mart that can be easily carried by one person (25-50lbs) but I'm sure they're are still considered to be safes (on the package it does say security safe, [not a fire safe!]). After all how hard it is to seal a locked gun case with a trigger locked firearm.What I've been telling people is if it takes a case of beer to get your buddies to haul it up a flight of stairs, it can reasonably be considered a safe.
alexlacelle said:I keep my handgun stored in a locked safe, with the safe chained & locked to my bed, do I still need a trigger lock on the gun while it's in the safe? According to what I read, I don't, but I just want to be sure... Thanks!
Federal Firearms Regulations said: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.
alexlacelle said:Does Clause C mean that you can keep ammo with the weapon, as long as it is not "loaded" into the gun?
schick said:alexlacelle said:Does Clause C mean that you can keep ammo with the weapon, as long as it is not "loaded" into the gun?
That sounds just a little too, "readily accessible".
alexlacelle said:schick said:alexlacelle said:Does Clause C mean that you can keep ammo with the weapon, as long as it is not "loaded" into the gun?
That sounds just a little too, "readily accessible".
So what is clause C saying then?
Federal Firearms Regulations said:(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.