Thread: Firearms in Vehicles

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Carrying to avoid breaking the specific law of leaving it in an unattended vehicle must be considered a lawful reason. That is the inference of the specific law.

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Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Lets all be sensible and keep our noses clean. Build a lock box for your vehicle

It's sensible for sure, but not legal.

just a blanket no. not even meant to leave a vehicle and go in to a public toilet.

Car
• You may not leave a firearm in an unattended vehicle.
‘Unattended’ means no-one is in, near or able to watch the vehicle.
• If possible, make the firearm inoperable e.g. by taking out the bolt.
• You cannot drive a vehicle on a road with a loaded firearm.
This includes the magazine – it must be empty.
• Even on private property it is dangerous to have a loaded firearm in a vehicle,
or to get in or out of the vehicle with a loaded firearm.
• Be careful when moving your firearm in or out of a vehicle.
Treat it as loaded. Do not point it at yourself or at anyone else.
Do not pull it towards you by the muzzle.

I wonder how many of these the police actually break this on a daily basis.

Sadly, this is a load of bollocks and leaves shooters/hunters with no choice but to potentially break the law. You cant leave it unattended, yet you cant take it with you, what a load of bollocks, just shows these clowns who make the law really have no fucking common sense.

You would have to be pretty dumb to leave a rifle in a vehicle while you went hunting, I heard of two hunters vehicles broken into on Sunday, parked beside a major highway, and only a couple of km from where I parked on Friday. You would get no sympathy from the police, or from me.

Not saying it’s been done mate, just a hypothetical situation on the legality of it. But i hear you, wouldn’t be something i’d do

Originally Posted by Cigar

You would have to be pretty dumb to leave a rifle in a vehicle while you went hunting, I heard of two hunters vehicles broken into on Sunday, parked beside a major highway, and only a couple of km from where I parked on Friday. You would get no sympathy from the police, or from me.

Hey Cigar, rough region or on which highway.....not looking for info on ya spot

Originally Posted by #the creeper

Hey Cigar, rough region or on which highway.....not looking for info on ya spot

Kaimai summit, SH29

Take it with you, in a bag.

I asked the Police about leaving firearms in my vehicle whilst walking thru Local botanical gardens. Response was “just don’t go too far away.” FFS! My solution is to hard case the rifle and tow it behind me in one of those shopping trundlers little old ladies use. I use the same rig for transporting up to three hard cases from car park down to range at local TECT facility. Works a treat and I’m old enough to shrug off the sniggers. Paid $2 for the brand new trundler at garage sale.

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

I asked the Police about leaving firearms in my vehicle whilst walking thru Local botanical gardens. Response was “just don’t go too far away.” FFS! My solution is to hard case the rifle and tow it behind me in one of those shopping trundlers little old ladies use. I use the same rig for transporting up to three hard cases from car park down to range at local TECT facility. Works a treat and I’m old enough to shrug off the sniggers. Paid $2 for the brand new trundler at garage sale.

Put musical instrument stickers all over your hard case.
It will look like a keyboard case etc.

And don't take any advice or instruction from the police unless it is in writing and signed/dated etc.

This aspect of the law is a total pain in the arse. There have been a few threads about it recently. Not sure what they do in other countries.

Originally Posted by MB

This aspect of the law is a total pain in the arse. There have been a few threads about it recently. Not sure what they do in other countries.

They carry them in the states, either open or concealed haha

Originally Posted by MB

This aspect of the law is a total pain in the arse. There have been a few threads about it recently. Not sure what they do in other countries.

Norway:

If you remove a part vital to the firearms operation it ceases to be a firearm.So just take the bolt/slide/forearm off it and take it with you.

If you have an approved gunsafe bolted to your car,you can leave assembled firearms in it.

If it don't work,it don't work. It's a joke and mature fwits make laws like this? At times I have to secure my firearms in the back of a ute, I have no choice, when there is four or five of them and some in their own cases! I can't fix stupid? I just do my best