Thread: Firearm Storage Requirements

My interpretation of the law regarding the leaving of a firearm in an unattended vehicle is:

You must keep your firearm with you at all time, even if you need to go into a bank, or a restaurant, supermarket or wherever.

You must not pass that firearm to a third party unless they are a firearm license holder

If it is an E cat firearm, you cannot let anyone be in possession of it, unless they have a dealers license.

This strictly follows the letter of the law. However, the letter of the law is open to interpretation until the existence of case law. Has anyone been prosecuted for leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle? If so, what were the circumstances, and what was the outcome? A magistrate / jury will look at each case individually. Someone leaving a rifle on their front seat whilst ducking into a dairy to buy some fags (settle down you sickos ), will be treated differently to someone who conceals their firearm whilst doing some banking. But the case law will set the legal precedent for either case. Correct me if I'm wrong.