Thread: Traveling with guns

Good question, I'm sure there are quite a few shooters on this site who don't really know the rules in regards to this.
Though
I only shoot in 35mm, not about to go to jail for carrying my equipment around.

Originally posted by disco95
Good question, I'm sure there are quite a few shooters on this site who don't really know the rules in regards to this.
Though
I only shoot in 35mm, not about to go to jail for carrying my equipment around.

I only shoot RAW :-) But even our sort of shooting may become illegal, anyone with a camera may be deemed to be a pervert or terrorist. Possibly both.

If your gunna carry it, do it proudly.

Fold the windscreen down

Move the gun mounting rollick to the off side drivers dash

Steer with your knees

Change cogs with the LH

Grasp the weapon firmly around the palm grip with the RH

but

Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard as you don't want to appear irresponsible :?

Regards
Ralph

I use a plastic coated bike lock wire and padlock and run it through the hole for the firing pin and then through the seatbelt, keep it in its bag and buried under stuff so its not visible.

I did my course a little while ago now. What I remember is that carrying th gun in a car is fine as long as it is not visible from the outside so as to cause alarm.

When travelling with it interstate you should have a destination that you are travelling to where you are going to shoot. IE travelling to a shooting comp in another state is fine. Travelling to a mate's property to shoot is ok. I'm not sure whether carrying to bag dinner is ok.

I think some states ask that you advise if you're carrying firearms to state parks etc.

Gonna shoot dem bears......

Mammy get me mi gun, we got cumpanny.

Yeeeeeehhhhhaaaaahhhhhh... its the poooollllice


Serious note. Are you allowed to, i got told off for the revolver in the glovebox. i told them it was only for emergency use....
he asked what i classed as an emergency?
my reply "road rage?"

so as i type this from my Cell i laugh at the outside world.....

According to what I was taught when I went to get my (firearms) licence this most recent time...

In QLD at least.

Gun must be stored securely (now THAT is open to interpretation but assume it will be interpreted in someone else's interests and not yours).

When going to the range etc you should proceed directly from where the firearm is usually securely housed (eg at home) to the range, without stopping along the way.

If you were to, for example, stop at the shops and the firearm was half-inched from your car you could (as I understand it) be charged by the police for not properly securing it (demonstrated by the fact that it was pinched - you follow?).


Yes it's bloody stupid.


And I doubt you'll get anything more specific in writing from anyone 'official' because:
1. They are covering their own arses
2. They probably don;t know the answer anyway
3. They don't want you to come back at them if you folow their instructions but $hit still happens.... which brings us back to
4. They are covering their own arses



Frustrating isn't it.


I can remember walking thorugh town with 5 rifles (including one semi auto) in obvious rifle bags back before all this port arthur alarmist reactionary rubbish and I have never shot anyone.

Funny that - always the responsible gun owners that get shafted - easier than cracking down on crime you know.



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Did any of that help ?

The best one was at the pistol buy back, drove to Brissy with the 357, 44 Mag and 22 auto, had no bags for em, it was a strange feeling walking into a police station carrying that much heat.