Thread: Firearms Storage

Originally Posted by Fatberg

Last time the arms officer was at my place he told me they are no longer accepting wooden safes. Apparently safes have to resist an attack from hand tools, and they now consider a battery powered saw to be a hand tool.

There's the problem.
The arms officer was putting his (or his superiors) interpretation on something.
The requirements are quite clearly spelled out here https://www.firearmssafetyauthority....e-guidance.pdf , and a wooden cabinet, constructed to the guideline is there for all to see. Go to page seven (7) section 2.2.6.
Until or unless police change their document there really is no wriggle room.

Originally Posted by no1_49er

There's the problem.
The arms officer was putting his (or his superiors) interpretation on something.
The requirements are quite clearly spelled out here https://www.firearmssafetyauthority....e-guidance.pdf , and a wooden cabinet, constructed to the guideline is there for all to see. Go to page seven (7) section 2.2.6.
Until or unless police change their document there really is no wriggle room.

I’m not disputing the letter of the law, just pointing what was actually communicated to me as being enforced by my local arms officer. We all know they act as a law unto themselves.