O.T. - gun storage

[schnarrfuss]

I was wondering if someone can help me out here. Is it mandatory here in Ontario too store firearms in a gun safe. Is it legal too store gun's hidden in a closet, with a trigger lock and in a case??? Also stored seperately from the ammo.
Also, does anyone know how or where I can dispose of some old ammo I have kicking around??

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Woodsman]

Either a gun lock, locked case or locked cabinet or action removed(such as the bolt on a bolt action. Anything to render it inoperable. Also, ammunition must be locked away separately.

This is a Canadian law.

[Big John]

I keep all guns trigger locked, in cases, locked in gun room, and ammo stored separately in different locked area with locks on ammo cases. If this isn"t safe enough and legal there"s a problem. All old or damaged ammo should be taken to local Police department for proper disposal. I believe this is correct procedure.

Hope this helps!

[A.W]

This link may help you.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-11.6/SOR ... index.html

[POLE AXE]

I store one loaded and holstered on the bed post, within arms reach. Another stopper is a short double barreled 12 loaded with OO Buck, just a step or two away. There's more.....

[Sliver]

I store one loaded and holstered on the bed post, within arms reach. Another stopper is a short double barreled 12 loaded with OO Buck, just a step or two away. There's more.....

[Spring]

This safe storage nonesense is precisely that. I don't know of a single gun owner who is against gun control. I know of about the same number who support Bill C68.

That anyone should not suffer accidental injury or death as a result of the way we store our firearms is a no brainer. However, Bill C68 goes way further than that. It concerns itself with the possibility that someone might break into our homes, steal our firearms, then use them in commission of crimes.

Where the whole thing gets messed up is that should that occur, the gun owner is at fault, trigger locks or no and contains stiff penalties. The break and enter is irrelevant.

As a result, safe storage becomes subjective. The minumum standard includes those procedures outlined above. If, however, someone breaks into your house and finds locked firearms in your closet and steals them, be prepared to answer some questions particularly if the firearms stolen were not registered.

Firearms theft in Canada is not a huge problem yet we devote all kinds of time, effort and money toward it. Firearms smuggling, particularly handguns into urban centres such as Toronto is a far bigger problem. Bill C68 does nothing to address that. Go figure?

Cheers!