SKS trunk gun ammo storage??

definitely put a few desiccants or moisture absorbing tub like you can get at most dollar stores in with the ammo and rifle.

at least it will keep the heavy moisture at bay.
 
Hi, the parts I edited from the original post was done because I felt it would distract from my main question as how the life of the ammo would be affected . As for the other elements well I have the gun heavily secured but accessible to me ,anyone else wold need a cutting torch and about dispatching deer that was done by order of the officer on the seen ,who wouldn`t use his service pistol even with the DNR giving the ok , sorry guy`s didn`t think this would be such a big deal , I thought everyone would understand that I would naturally do things the proper way .
 
Gatehouse said:
It's so sad to see how effective the liberal brainwashing of gun owners has been.
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so true, unfortunately typical as hell on here, lets not answer any questions and tear the guy a new one, for what?

the ammo will be fine with temp up and down, these rifles got used in conditions far worse than in your trunk, they even store the crates and such in god knows what environments
 
ckc123 said:
people like YOU who make irrelevant posts and WILD ACCUSATIONS are idiots.. the OP has made no indication of any illegal activity, and
storing a gun in your trunk is not illegal (go educate yourself and use the search for several threads on this topic).

just saying.. (BTW: dispatching a wounded animal on the road is not always illegal.. again educate yourself.. )
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Actually it could be illegal. I suggest that you may not have considered all the possibilities. If someone lives in a city, and owns a gun safe, yet chooses to keep their SKS in their trunk of their car at night instead of bringing it inside their house, a cop could very well charge you with careless storage. Even if it has a trigger lock on it, it may still be considered to be a careless way to store it by a cop and a judge.


Judge: "so you own a gun safe do you?"

defendant: "yes"

Judge: "was there any reason why you thought it would be wiser to leave the gun in your vehicle rather than bringing it inside your house and putting it in the safe?"

defendant: "not really"

Judge: "that's on the careless side, wouldn't you say"

defendant: "I guess so."


The same goes for storing it inside your house. Let's say you have a big bay window in the front of your house. And you choose to put a trigger lock on your Robinson XCR and put it on a rack that stands right in the bay window so that anyone who drives or walks past can clearly see it. The ammo is stored seperately and it DOES have a trigger lock on it, so, unless I am unaware of something in the law (I'm not a lawyer) that would make this illegal, this seems to be legal to me. But if someone came and smashed that window one night and took the gun......do you or do you not think that a judge could find you guilty of careless storage?

Don't say that carrying a trunk gun is legal. It's a grey area. I know a lot of people on CGN do it and they'd like to really believe that it's not illegal......but it's really more up to the situation and the discretion of the officer who responds to any call involving it.
 
tnsaf said:
Actually it could be illegal. I suggest that you may not have considered all the possibilities. If someone lives in a city, and owns a gun safe, yet chooses to keep their SKS in their trunk of their car at night instead of bringing it inside their house, a cop could very well charge you with careless storage. Even if it has a trigger lock on it, it may still be considered to be a careless way to store it by a cop and a judge.


Judge: "so you own a gun safe do you?"

defendant: "yes"

Judge: "was there any reason why you thought it would be wiser to leave the gun in your vehicle rather than bringing it inside your house and putting it in the safe?"

defendant: "not really"

Judge: "that's on the careless side, wouldn't you say"

defendant: "I guess so."


The same goes for storing it inside your house. Let's say you have a big bay window in the front of your house. And you choose to put a trigger lock on your Robinson XCR and put it on a rack that stands right in the bay window so that anyone who drives or walks past can clearly see it. The ammo is stored seperately and it DOES have a trigger lock on it, so, unless I am unaware of something in the law (I'm not a lawyer) that would make this illegal, this seems to be legal to me. But if someone came and smashed that window one night and took the gun......do you or do you not think that a judge could find you guilty of careless storage?

Don't say that carrying a trunk gun is legal. It's a grey area. I know a lot of people on CGN do it and they'd like to really believe that it's not illegal......but it's really more up to the situation and the discretion of the officer who responds to any call involving it.
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what could possibly make it illegal, if all the criteria is met to safely keep it home/vehicle etc, under what circumstance would it be illegal?? and why would an officer be "responding to a call involving it" ? don't see the big deal personally.

your one answer should read, judge "that's on the careless side, wouldn't you say?" defendant "NO"
 
westarm said:
what could possibly make it illegal, if all the criteria is met to safely keep it home/vehicle etc, under what circumstance would it be illegal?? and why would an officer be "responding to a call involving it" ? don't see the big deal personally.

your one answer should read, judge "that's on the careless side, wouldn't you say?" defendant "NO"
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who the F would say "i guess so"
 
trip43 said:
Hi, the parts I edited from the original post was done because I felt it would distract from my main question as how the life of the ammo would be affected . As for the other elements well I have the gun heavily secured but accessible to me ,anyone else wold need a cutting torch and about dispatching deer that was done by order of the officer on the seen ,who wouldn`t use his service pistol even with the DNR giving the ok , sorry guy`s didn`t think this would be such a big deal , I thought everyone would understand that I would naturally do things the proper way .
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No worries....lots of folks carry firearms in their vehicles for various reasons , particularly in the rural areas ; the question was a perfectly valid one........
 
so if i want to keep an SKS in my trunk, what requirements are there for locking and where to keep the ammo? Since it is non-restricted, as long as it is unloaded, and the trunk is locked, and ammo is in cab... i'm OK? What if it is an SUV with no "trunk"??
 
crash277 said:
+ two
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+3. Seems reasonable to me but it probably really depends where you live. I use to go fishing after work on a regular basis so I left my fishing stuff in my car. My car isn't very secure so I wouldn't be comfortable keeping firearms in there but if I had a trunk I probably would. Common sense would tell you to lock it up and keep it concealed. If you had no reason to keep it in there it would be better to keep it in the house.
 
Mr_jonny said:
Quick question. If you have your nr firearm in a locked piano case, can you store ammo with it (in the case)?
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http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/storage-entreposage-eng.htm
Safe storage of a non restricted
"Store the ammunition separately or lock it up. It can be stored in the same locked container as the firearms."
"Lock the firearms in a cabinet, container or room that is difficult to break into."

Safe transport of a non restricted
Non-restricted firearms must be unloaded during transportation.
 
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