Taking guns to work, going to the range after?

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I joined a new club recently that's 25min drive from my place, but only 10min from my work (pretty much on my route home). I was thinking it would save me time and gas $ if I could bring my guns to work (leave them in the trunk of course) and then go to the range right after work. Would that be legal? btw I'm not talking about long guns here... :)

Edit: here's the map :p

.................. Range :)
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Work :(--------|-------------------------------------Home

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IM_Lugger said:
I joined a new club recently that's 25min drive from my place, but only 10min from my work (pretty much on my route home). I was thinking it would save me time and gas $ if I could bring my guns to work (leave them in the trunk of course) and then go to the range right after work. Would that be legal? btw I'm not talking about long guns here... :)

Edit: here's the map :p

.................. Range :)
..................... |
..................... |
Work :(--------|-------------------------------------Home

lol
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I do that all the time...makes sense to me. :)
 
Personally, I wouldn't do it, because I work on a military base and all vehicles can be searched at any time. Not to say that I didn't do it back about 18 years ago, on a regular basis, but my situation was slightly different. At the time I used to go to a civilian range 10 minutes from my place of employment over lunch, shoot for 30 minutes and head back to work. My boss knew and was pretty open minded about it. But life is a little more "politically correct" these days. Today I would worry about some do-gooder phoning the local ERT on me. Paranoid, maybe, but better safe than sorry.
 
Your ATT covers you between your house and the range.
Driving past the range wouldn't work unless there was another range somewhere in the distance....
 
My ATT is pretty open, 24/7, any range, any gunsmith & any border crossing in B.C. & Alberta. I never advertise the fact that I am transporting and the items are secured. As provincial regulations differ, you must abide by their silly policies.
 
My main concern is getting stopped for speeding at 7:45am and having to explain why I have a handgun in the car/trunk... :yingyang:

btw would the PO know that I have a PAL/guns just by running my plate on the computer?:confused:


I might even call the CFO and ask, but I would hate to drive 30min home from work and then spend anther 50min geting to the range and back...
 
IM_Lugger said:
My main concern is getting stopped for speeding at 7:45am and having to explain why I have a handgun in the car/trunk... :yingyang:

btw would the PO know that I have a PAL/guns just by running my plate on the computer?:confused:...
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Yes, the cop would know that you legally possess firearms. BUT.... that doesn't give him any legal right to ask "So, what's in the trunk?"... or case/bag/box or whatever.
 
^ but the cop could ask if I have firearms with me can't he/she, and if I said no I'd be braking the law right?

I guess I'll have to borrow my dads car :)
 
Aren't you supposed to go directly to the range when you have restricteds with you, perhaps stoping for gas or ammo along the way?
 
This is a situation that I have wondered about also. I drive a standard cab pick-up. So the gun case (which I "keep out of site" in a kit bag on the floor) could be noticed by an attentive PO even at a road side check. If asked if I have a firearm in the vehicle, I assume I would be legally obliged to answer in the affirmative. However, if the PO asks me to open the locked gun case do I have the responsiblity or right to refuse since this would break the conditions of my ATT? Remember, he/she is the one with the gun in the holster (hopefully).
 
My PAL course instructor said it was perfectly fine to do this exact thing. He says he brings his guns to work to go to the range afterwards all the time.

He said the law is very vague and that in his interpretation of it its OK. He carries a copy of the firearms act with him whenever he's transporting any firearm so that he can hand it to someone who says otherwise and ask them to point out where it says he can't do it. If they don't know the regulations he tells them to screw off, lol.

Of course in Canada you never know, the fact that the laws are so vague might give them more ability to punish you rather than less.


Edit: He also said you have no obligation to tell an officer that you're transporting a restricted firearm if they don't ask you.
 
risky. & I dont think legal.

Call the cfc & ask. Most of the time they all have different answers. but when somebody answer's the way you want them too.

Get the persons name & id # so you can quote what they said.
 
While the most direct route to the range could be interpreted different ways as legal or not. Suppose if for some reason (say a traffic accident or medical issue on the way to work) you're incapacitated. Your vehicle is usually searched to be certain there's nothing unsafe anywhere in the vehicle that might harm bystanders, emergency crews, or police. I've seen it happen many times.

With the current anti-gun climate in ONT, you probably going to make the news. Since you may not be able to defend your actions immediately, this leaves it open to someone who's anti-gun to make an example of it.

In ONT we don't need this type of exposure.
 
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