Thread: Firearms officer inspection after change of address

Hi all,

A quick question, what can an arms officer do, when inspecting firearms security after change of address.
In the past under the old rules, I have had arms officers want to see inside my safe and record details of firearms.

Curious to know, what they are legally allowed to do, and when they are making it up on the fly..

Thanks

Had mine last week looked at safe opened it then closed it. Checked mounted to wall and floor checked bolts and ammo. No recording or bs just a real nice guy .

Seems pretty similar to normal proceedings then- each one has their own interpretation of the laws etc.

They should not be asking for S/Ns "for your safety" or any other reasons, we don't have a register yet. Mine wasn't interested in S/Ns but asked me how many I had IN FRONT OF MY WIFE!

Originally Posted by imaca

Mine wasn't interested in S/Ns but asked me how many I had IN FRONT OF MY WIFE!

Ha Ha Ha...If i catch you right.

Originally Posted by imaca

They should not be asking for S/Ns "for your safety" or any other reasons, we don't have a register yet. Mine wasn't interested in S/Ns but asked me how many I had IN FRONT OF MY WIFE!

My wall of smoke and mirrors answer to that horrible question was: "darling its really not about the numbers, its about having the right tools for the right job!"

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

My wall of smoke and mirrors answer to that horrible question was: "darling its really not about the numbers, its about having the right tools for the right job!"

hell, my wife currently has more than me!
ok, only be one.....this may change soon

My last one they recorded the number of firearms but not serial ##

For my change of address inspection, nice young guy turned up on a Sunday, I showed him my safe. He told me he didn't want to see inside it, didn't want to know how many firearms were in it, didn't want to take photo's, didn't want serial numbers. I then showed him where I stored the bolts and ammo and all was good.

My guy asked twice how many long guns I had in what calibres. I declined. Told him if he could show me I had a legal responsibility to give that info I would. He then advised it was a "service" offered to ensure people were not still holding banned weapons. I told him all my banned weapons had been already confiscated in the "buyback", which they had, and that what he was asking was seen by the shooting community as pure police over reach. He backed right off. Later I had a word with his boss who I know personally. He assured me the guy was out of line and there was no expectation or requirement for him to ask. Said he would have a word with him.

Its only a matter of time before we have to comply but I'm buggered if I will go along with their bullshit prior. In every other respect the inspector was a real nice guy and proper gentleman. Even tho his records said I still owned an SKS - which in fact Cindy paid me over $1100 to " consolidate" . He didn't pursue that for long.

I'm still waiting for my change of address inspection 13 months later....


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Mine came inside a week, small firearms involved

I had an inspection of my safes when my son got his licence as he stores his firearms in these. All they wanted to see was that the safe was bolted to the wall and floor. Wasn't interested in how many guns there were just that not ammunition was stored in the safes along with the firearms and that the bolts were stored in a separate area.
I couldn't fault the guy as he was very respectful and good to talk to.

Originally Posted by gmm

I had an inspection of my safes when my son got his licence as he stores his firearms in these. All they wanted to see was that the safe was bolted to the wall and floor. Wasn't interested in how many guns there were just that not ammunition was stored in the safes along with the firearms and that the bolts were stored in a separate area.
I couldn't fault the guy as he was very respectful and good to talk to.

Well that is interesting too. All my bolts are stored in my rifles. Best way to lose them is to separate them. As far as I'm aware the ONLY time the law requires us to separate the bolt from the rifle is when transporting them - a recent change at that. My guy had no issue with bolts being in my rifles. Don't let cops make law on the fly.

Originally Posted by Jhon

Well that is interesting too. All my bolts are stored in my rifles. Best way to lose them is to separate them. As far as I'm aware the ONLY time the law requires us to separate the bolt from the rifle is when transporting them - a recent change at that. My guy had no issue with bolts being in my rifles. Don't let cops make law on the fly.

Quite so! Removing the bolt is not in the act amendment except for transportation in a vehicle