Thread: Preparing for police inspection questions

At the risk of being torn apart by the stringent forum police, my comments are below

Originally Posted by GregGregGreg

Life is really good now that I have my license, I can't believe how lucky we are compared to most of the world when it comes to firearms freedom...

That's why I thought to myself recently that I should probably think carefully about any potentially risky mistakes that could cost me my license, and I got to thinking about inspections.

If I understood right, the police might do an inspection if they want to, and that might be more common for us with B/E endorsements. And if something goes wrong during this inspection that might cost me my license, so my questions are.

1) Even the slightest of unsecured ammo might be dangerous? Im considering locking up my entire shooting-backpack because you never know when ammo has accidentally made their way to the bottom of the backpack where it's difficult to find. Excessive but if you have the opportunity to lock your bag away then why not. Take reloading for example I would quite often have ammo in various states on the reloading bench and seing as my room is locked I leave it out
2) Do all police realize that high-cap is legal for bolt? I have many 25 rnd mags for my bolt rifle, since it's not so common that bolt rifles take AR mags maybe I should keep a printed text about the law that that is legal on bolt next to the mags just in case.By all means have the text but all my inspections have always been by someone who knows what they are looking at (this is not the same everywhere)
3) Is it legal to keep ammo in locked drawers (i.e not the safe)? If I've understood it right the safe-requirement is just for the weapon itself, whereas the ammo can be locked up in any drawer.Yes
4) Same question as above but for the magazines, can they be locked in non-safe drawers? (the small ammo-part of my E-cat safe is too small to comfortably fit my mags)Yes
5) How much forewarning is given to inspections? Does it give me time to double-check that everything is in order.I would challenge everything should always be "in order" but all my inspections they usually call to make a time that suits with both parties
6) am I'm allowed to for example keep my handgun holstered around the house (for example to practice dry-firing at home) or can a police come surprise-inspect-knocking and saw "that should have been locked up unless you can prove that you were just now on your way to the range" Plenty of people dry fire as long as your not doing it by a window in plain view of the public causing a scare you would be incredibly unlucky to be prosecuted for practising your chosen sport, therefore making you safer by doing so.
7) that thing I heard about removing-the-bolt into seperate place that's just a recommendation, not law,right? right
8) Using those bolt-pad-locks is also just recommendation, not law, right?right