Excluding pistols and other restricted weapons, there is little that I am aware of apart from if a magazine is loaded, it is considered to be in the firearm and thus making the firearm loaded. Regardless if it is nowhere near the firearm. As for pistols and restricted weapons, section 36
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of the ACt
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Otherwise just generalities, being out of sight and under immediate supervision at all times.
A group of duck hunters were hammered a while ago because they left their shotguns in the car whilst they were in the pub..
A difficult one that as the pub owner probably wouldn't want the shotguns inside and it ain't legal in many areas to drink in the carpark......
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