Thread: Uncovered guns

Back in the mid 1970's (when firearms were registered individually with a little paper certificate) I had my gun shop in Manchester Street in Christchurch. I used to work long hours to get ahead (7.30am to 11.00pm) and got a ride to work with a mate in the mornings and caught the 11.05pm Midland bus to Rangiora at night. I often carried firearms in soft gunbags. One night I was running late for the bus and ran across Colombo Street with my usual gun bag and was spotted by a beat cop. He came onto the bus and asked (not unreasonably) for an explanation which I gave him and then asked for some ID. All I had on me with my name and address on it was my licence to Carry a Pistol. He gave it back, half-saluted and quickly got off the bus. That is the only time I have been quizzed when carrying firearms in public.