Thread: Bolt security

I'm getting my FAL license right now. Had the interview today. The person looked at my new gun safe and said it was secured acceptably as it's bolted to wall and floor. Said fixed to two surfaces was a must.
I said I'd put ammo in the gun safes inner locked box & asked if ok to have bolt there too. They said no, it's for knives, GPS etc only and ammunition should be in a seperate secured steel box in another part of house (another room, in roofspace etc). Said steel ammo box or steel tool box, mini safe is ok. Said have another for the bolt. Said preference is for 3 locked locations e.g. disabled rifle, ammo, bolt. Said I should be only person in the hosue who knows where the keys are & to add disposal instructions to my will during next update, plus in will say where the keys are located. Seems a bit OTT but that's what I was told today.

Originally Posted by uk_exile

I'm getting my FAL license right now. Had the interview today. The person looked at my new gun safe and said it was secured acceptably as it's bolted to wall and floor. Said fixed to two surfaces was a must.
I said I'd put ammo in the gun safes inner locked box & asked if ok to have bolt there too. They said no, it's for knives, GPS etc only and ammunition should be in a seperate secured steel box in another part of house (another room, in roofspace etc). Said steel ammo box or steel tool box, mini safe is ok. Said have another for the bolt. Said preference is for 3 locked locations e.g. disabled rifle, ammo, bolt. Said I should be only person in the hosue who knows where the keys are & to add disposal instructions to my will during next update, plus in will say where the keys are located. Seems a bit OTT but that's what I was told today.

This is logical but perhaps not in the regulations yet ? The bar is gradually being raised. In the past, inspectors have shown studied disinterest in security for my bolt and ammo.

For storing ammo, you need to consider fire safety, keeping it in good condition and volume of storage required, as well as security from theft or "borrowing" .

The weak point for multiple safes is the keys. Resettable combination locks would be better.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

For storing ammo, you need to consider fire safety, keeping it in good condition and volume of storage required.

Loaded ammunition isn't really a fire safety concern, stored gun powder is though.

Originally Posted by uk_exile

I'm getting my FAL license right now. Had the interview today. The person looked at my new gun safe and said it was secured acceptably as it's bolted to wall and floor. Said fixed to two surfaces was a must.
I said I'd put ammo in the gun safes inner locked box & asked if ok to have bolt there too. They said no, it's for knives, GPS etc only and ammunition should be in a seperate secured steel box in another part of house (another room, in roofspace etc). Said steel ammo box or steel tool box, mini safe is ok. Said have another for the bolt. Said preference is for 3 locked locations e.g. disabled rifle, ammo, bolt. Said I should be only person in the hosue who knows where the keys are & to add disposal instructions to my will during next update, plus in will say where the keys are located. Seems a bit OTT but that's what I was told today.

I have found generally the interviewers/ security inspector generally suffer from bouts of "making shit up on the spot" I have always countered with " I have mine secured according to what the the Arms Act says and if they are not happy with that then they could get the local AO to give me a call so we can discuss.......................never had a call yet

Actually I think my security is a bit OTT but I like my stuff

Agree with you Mikee. My ammo is stored in padlocked Pelican cases just because I like to know it can't be accessed quickly by people who should not have it.

Also, no-one - even The Most Senior Wife - knows where said cases are; nor where safe keys and Pelican padlock keys are kept. Hint; I reckon it would take The Nefarious minimum 8 hours to find them key in the house even with 4 searchers and a lot of lateral thinking.

The gun safes are of course obvious if you get entry to the basement, because they look like gun safes, duh, but by the time some lowlife enters my basement uninvited, xe has already transgressed grievously.

But I take those precautions because I want to, not because of hoplophobes.

I think many AOs have been infected by the Chris Cahill virus... IMO. YMMV as they say.