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in the event of an emergency, it would be reasonable to expect medical treatment to take precedence over the need to secure your firearm against theft from a vehicle,
bleeding to death so you don't...

Its not a crime to leave a firearm unattended in a vehicle, in that you shouldn't receive criminal charges and be at risk of a fine/prison sentence,
but it is a breach of the Arms Regulations 1992...

I recall a news story about a guy from timaru, that was driving to Christchurch to deliver his gun to a gunsmith,
Rather than leave it unattended in his vehicle (a violation of the arms regulations...