Tactical Shotguns - what do you do with them?
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mudgunner49
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See the regs as per the RCMP - only restricted/prohibs need to be locked when transporting. Mon-restricted only need to be unloaded...
but still for piece of mind keeping a trigger lock on it is good practice. if i remember right you only need 1 lock on a non restricted, so if its in a locked gun case thats sufficient, but if you get one of those socks to keep it in then a trigger lock is needed.
a little off topic, but whats the law on pistol grips on shotguns? i hear mixed reviews saying once you put on a pistol grip it becomes restricted, other people say it doesnt, and i was just on gun addicts and came across one that comes with a pistol grip and the description says once you put it on it becomes restricted. so whats the real deal with this?
a little off topic, but whats the law on pistol grips on shotguns? i hear mixed reviews saying once you put on a pistol grip it becomes restricted, other people say it doesnt, and i was just on gun addicts and came across one that comes with a pistol grip and the description says once you put it on it becomes restricted. so whats the real deal with this?
Mud: You may well be right, like I said I haven't looked at the regulations for a while. In any event, having a trigger lock on my guns is no skin off my back. Until I get a gun safe, they all stay trigger locked in my house, so it's easy to just grab a case and go.
Uchi: It's all about overall length, I believe... Although, I won't get into exact lengths, as I'm sure someone else here knows them better than I do, and I think there's more than a few posts on the subject.
Uchi: It's all about overall length, I believe... Although, I won't get into exact lengths, as I'm sure someone else here knows them better than I do, and I think there's more than a few posts on the subject.
mudgunner49
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Wrong and wrong - non-restricted does not need to be locked at all when being transported, except by game regs in some provinces and then only during hunting seasons. The shotgun only needs to be unloaded and out of sight...
Kill this myth!!!
WRT pistol grips it still boils down to OAL - if the gun remains over 26.5" it stays NR.
thats what i thought too, ive been reading on the sizes and same thing with the collapsible stock, some say it makes the shotgun restricted, meh its being shipped that way from the store so ill assume its non res
hmm i know when i did my course i was told it needed one lock, i asked because i wanted to transport it on my motorcycle to the range and i was told i couild legally strap it to my back with a trigger lock, but id likely get stopped and checked out by cops. not disputing what youre saying, either way ill keep mine double locked, better safe than sorry.
In transport, trigger locks on non-restricted firearms are NOT necessary at all. The only stipulation during transport is that non-restricted firearms must be unloaded. If in an attended vehicle, they must be out of sight. Nothing more.
Though I'm no longer surprised people here don't know these simple things for being licensed, you should.
I guess PAL applicants are just rubber stamped these days. Nobody really learns anything in class.
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Don't believe what other people tell you. Read the Firearms Act yourself and know for sure. Carry a copy with you if you're concerned with confrontation by police on the matter. Learn your rights and fight to keep them for all our sakes.
good points, im not one to back down when i know im right. ive got the books from the gun course ill look into those and find the pages that talk about transportation and keep them handy just incase i do get hassled at some point. but my rifles are always trigger locked and transported in a locked case. im more concerned about being hassled by the police if i get pulled over transporting my handgun to and from the range. last thing i want to come across is a cop who having a bad day and wants to give me a hard time for something.
now with transporting, i keep the papers for the guns i transport in my tool box thats always with me when i go shooting, is that good enough or do they require i keep the paper work in the same case as the rifle? i doubt it matters as long as i have it available but id rather just be safe. and ammo based on how i can buy it and walk out of a store with it im sure i dont need to lock it up at all.
Cheat sheet from RCMP: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/PDF/storage-entreposage-eng.pdf
I use mine for hunting and skeet and throwing alotta lead down range. It has dual pistol grips and rides in the truck with me most days. Scares the hell outta drive thru clerks lol. Been pulled over once haven it on the dashboard of the truck. 2 seater custom no room when have a passenger. And I pulled up behind the cop car in traffic. He got a kick out of it even asked if he could shoot it sometime at the range
where the hell are you located?
what's the law say about leaving a shotgun in a truck over night?
what's the law say about leaving a shotgun in a truck over night?
