Thread: Leaving magazines loaded (legal issues?)

Originally Posted by bully

What about a rifle with a bolt in it in a vehicle? (No rounds or mag)
I thought it wasn't ok. But one shop I brought from said yeah leave it in, it's ok.

While you may be able to have a rifle with the bolt in in you car why would you?
That makes it more easy for someone to steal a functional rfile.

Personally I transport my rifles with bolts out of the rifles, bolts in a separate locked box in a bag.
When I leave the vehicle rifles stay in the vehicle - illegal I think - but bolts in box in bag come with me.
My logic is a rifle without the bolt in the car isn't a functioning firearm and isn't illegal but I'd rather not test this hypothesis.

Carrying rifles into a petrol station, cafe or bank would seem like a way to get the AOS out of bed so I don't.