Thread: Firearms storage question - shotgun forend removal

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

page 12 2017 arms code booklet 3rd and 4th line
WHEREVER POSSIBLE, STORE AMMUNITION SEPARATELY,AND DISABLE THE FIREARM
next line reads
if possible remove the bolt and magazine and lock away seperately from the firearm.
go down another 4 lines ...break open types can be dismantled.
pretty plurry black n white I thought...............

The 2017 Arms Code booklet has been withdrawn. The NZ Police website currently refers to the 2013 Arms Code book which states:
The Arms Regulations require these minimum standards
when storing your firearm:
• Ammunition must be stored separately or the firearm
made incapable of firing.
– If possible, remove the bolt and magazine and lock away
separately from the firearm.
– Make sure both the chamber and the magazine are empty.
– For lever, pump or semi-automatic firearms, you may not
be able to remove the action. Break-open types can be
dismantled.
– Trigger-locking devices are recommended for firearms
which cannot be taken apart.

The key is the word "or" in the sentence "Ammunition must be stored separately or the firearm
made incapable of firing."
Store your ammo separately and keep your firearm in one piece.