Thread: Storing ammunition

So long as your ammunition is stored separately from your A and E category firearms (i.e. in a separate cupboard, or in an army surplus ammo can in the garage, etc) then there is NO legal requirement to remove bolts, magazines etc. I would go further and say that to do so is bloody stupid! Many bolts and magazines are simply unable to be replaced, and after 50 years of gunsmithing and now retired, I am still being asked to try and replace such things. There are no specific rules regarding ammo storage other than taking reasonable steps to keep it out of the hands of children and unauthorised persons. Restricted Weapons held under a C endorsement are a different kettle of fish and are required to be stored with a vital part removed and stored separately. Sadly, many vettors and Arms Officers try and make their own rules! It is in your own intertest to study the 1983 Arms Act and the 1992 Arms Regulations, and their subsequent amendments. They are online, and represent the ONLY NZ firearms law. If Police policy and requests differ from this law then they are, quite simply, not lawful.