Thread: Leaving magazines loaded (legal issues?)

Originally Posted by P38

Macca

The Arms Regulations require you to empty the magazine before transportation and storage.

The Arms Regulations require these minimum standards when storing your firearm:
Make sure both the chamber and the magazine are empty.

The Arms code says you cannot drive a car on the road with a loaded firearm, this includes the magazine - it must be empty.

It's also an offence under the arms act to carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle
Carrying a firearm that is loaded (whether in its breech, barrel, chamber or magazine) in or on a motor vehicle on a road or in any place to which members of the public have a right of access.

Also check you clubs range safety orders, I'm sure it will require all firearms and magazines to be unloaded before removal from the range.

Cheers
Pete

Thank you for clarifying! Now that I think on it i understand the club rules requiring magazines to be unloaded. But on the magazines in car and storage I had thought that it was meaning bolt action rifles with internal magazines etc as they can't be removed, but I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry.

Cheers