Soft case ok for transporting restricted guns to the range?
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Dave_Shotgun
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I picked up a cheap, plastic handgun case from LeBaron for $12. It has 2 holes for 2 locks. Nice and economical. 
There seems to be a vast difference of opinion on this...
It sounds like there is a lot of interpretation involved here.
The guys I shoot with transport their restricteds to the range in soft bags with locks on all the zippers. These are all hand guns not rifles.
When in doubt contact the proper authorities and ask. It's not like your question is illegal...
Again if you get stopped by the police, the officer's interpenetration of the rather ambiguous statement sturdy, non-transparent container is all that is going to matter...
It sounds like there is a lot of interpretation involved here.
The guys I shoot with transport their restricteds to the range in soft bags with locks on all the zippers. These are all hand guns not rifles.
When in doubt contact the proper authorities and ask. It's not like your question is illegal...
Again if you get stopped by the police, the officer's interpenetration of the rather ambiguous statement sturdy, non-transparent container is all that is going to matter...
I was curious too as Law is always open to interpretation. I spoke last night with a lawyer provided by the Firearms Legal Defense Fund endorsed by the CSSA and while it is of course only a legal opinion, I am now comfortable transporting my restricteds to the range in soft sided cases with sturdy zippers that are locked shut.
Webster's definition of 'Sturdy' is 'Strongly Built'.
My $30 Black Label soft case is obviously so much more sturdier than other similarily priced hard cases I've owened.
I have one hard case that when locked, you could pop open the rear hinges with your hands. Goofy.
Both the gun and the bag are locked, ammo stored separately when travelling.
My $30 Black Label soft case is obviously so much more sturdier than other similarily priced hard cases I've owened.
I have one hard case that when locked, you could pop open the rear hinges with your hands. Goofy.
Both the gun and the bag are locked, ammo stored separately when travelling.
The point isn't wether a soft or hard case is more durable, it is about what does the Law require. As explained to me by the Legal Defense Fund lawyer if impenetrability was the desired aim of the Law then you would have to hang 500 lb weights from your gun case to prevent theft, hard or soft case, and have it guarded by starving Bengal tigers.
The point of my call to the Legal Defense Fund was to understand if I might be charged if a CFO agent saw me at a match with a restricted in a soft case.....answer....good luck to the CFO. Read the Firearms Act, it is instructive. A container can be a paper bag. Sturdy would be made of something stronger than paper. The guidance given to me was that if an average person, without tools, could not quickly gain access to the contents of the bag or case it meets the requirement.
Call the Legal Defense Fund yourself to find out more about your specific situation.
The point of my call to the Legal Defense Fund was to understand if I might be charged if a CFO agent saw me at a match with a restricted in a soft case.....answer....good luck to the CFO. Read the Firearms Act, it is instructive. A container can be a paper bag. Sturdy would be made of something stronger than paper. The guidance given to me was that if an average person, without tools, could not quickly gain access to the contents of the bag or case it meets the requirement.
Call the Legal Defense Fund yourself to find out more about your specific situation.
"...Law is always open to interpretation..." That's what the court do. It's not up to anybody else to interpret. Mind you, if you're in court, you're also spending a pile of money. In any case, the FA is clear about what can be used to carry restricted firearms in. All anybody has to do is read the law.
