Thread: The real reason for B/E-cat storage requirements and inspections

Originally Posted by systolic

There's a very big difference in that you agreed to cops checking your endorsed firearms and security when you got the licence endorsements.
It has been in the Arms Regulations for a long time that it's a condition of your endorsement that they can check and you let them. You didn't have to get the endorsement.
If you don't want cops checking your stuff, you could always surrender your endorsements.
No point getting upset on about things you agreed to.

In the OP I was not talking about inspections, but about heavy secure storage requirements. I personally have no problems getting checked on that I stick to the law as I am not casual about firearms ownership. Just dust did a few hours work on my guns and duly stuffed them all back inside their kennel, a bit of a jigsaw, but I don't feel comfortable with such stuff lying about, even when there are no kids about.

The point was, many people who are safe, responsible, fit and proper do not apply for B/E cat as they just can't be bothered and/or cannot afford the extra heavy "security" -- and this discouragement was/is the MAIN (and intentional) effect of the stricter storage requirements, at least on the part of police. Which explains why they are so hot on security but can't be bothered to attend to investigate many firearms thefts.