Thread: Firearm storage near National park village

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Technically leaving a firearm, unattended, in a motel room breaks the law.
Leaving a firearm in a locked case, case locked to the vehicle, for more than 60 minutes breaks the law.

Those of use who travel have probably done (and may still do) both of these actions. That doesn't make them legal.

As I read the law if you go out for dinner you're meant to take your locked rifle case into the restaurant with you if you're going to be there for more than 60 minutes. The law is stupid, I think we can agree with that.

I take my bolts in a backpack into the restaurant with rifles locked in vehicle.
I can return to vehicle every 55 minutes thereby ensuring that the 60 minute limit is not broken.
Stupid but it is compliant with the law.

Yep, the law leaves you with a Catch 22 situation on these occasions.

I suspect there’s a fair few doing the ‘leave the gun locked in the car but take the bolt with me’ however those with shotguns and lever actions etc don’t have that option so what to do?