Travelling with firearms

D-maxer


I am just wondering why do you think you need a gun when travelling ( do a lot of travellers carry guns ? )
The chances of anything happening is really slim.
A mate of mine takes a 12 gauge shotgun when he travels
he reckons it is peace of mind ,I think it is a accident waiting to happen.
cheers .

I,d just hand them in to the coppers to look after. Could you imagine the stink if they get stolen whilst you are travelling?. One less worry for you. Make sure you get a receipt from the cops too!! If not the cops maybe a local licensed gun dealer..

They must be secured out of sight in the car, so as to not be stealable. My friend places a bicycle combination lock through the tigger hoop and attaches it to a teather around his boot hinge, he then shuts the guns in the boot. This satisfies regs in NSW.

When I looked into NT they also required the police list of rifles registered to you. I assumed a copy would suffice. I also believe that the guns and their actions have to travel separately with the guns locked away and out of sight.

Kind regards

One thing to check carefully is the matter of permits for entering aboriginal territory. Even back in 1972 there was a prohibition - which we discovered when obtaining a permit in Alice for transit back to WA. It *may* have changed, but I'd be surprised.

youve got a solution looking for a problem
your firearms just need to be kept at your place of residence, unless your selling or renting your house leave them there
Ive owned firearms in WA for years and I fail to see what your issue is?

your much more likely to run into an issue travelling around with them.
Just for starters you need a reason to have them with you - and going on holidays isnt one of them.
and BTW its highly unlikely your local cop shop will take them for you

id say youve made a simple thing highly complicated - you dont need to do anything special with your firearms to go on holiday

I neither live in West Australia or own a firearm, but this post caught my attention and on reading thought it odd that taking the firearms with you and having them stored in a vehicle would be safer than leaving them at home in the fire-arm safe. It had me thinking is this a rule that doesn't pass the common sense test.

Perhaps this clarifies, others may be more informed on the interpretation, but it does look fairly clear.

In a brochure produced by the WA Police on the storage of firearms, it states, in part…

“Most importantly, if you are going to be away for any period of time CONSIDER having your firearms safely stored with a Dealer or at a Police Station…”

“Never leave a firearm unattended in a car. It is an offence to do so.”

I think the key word in the statement is “consider”. It doesn’t say you must or required to do so. The second part of the statement appears clear also.

This is a link to the brochure.

Firearm Theft Prevention - WA Police

And good luck on your travels.

Cheers Baz – The Landy

Each year we have a big clay shooting event. (Wagga Wagga)
Each year the licencing police are checking each vehicle to make sure they have secured, police approved, gun containers.

When I went travelling year before last, to save any hassles of mine being stolen while I was gone, as house was empty for a few months, I left mine at a dealers.
Part of the payment I had to hand over was something to do with the storage address. As well as storage fee.

Thought better safe than sorry. If house is empty for a while, thieves have all the time in the world to get what they want. Not a quick ten minute grab before resident gets back.

I am I licensed firearm holder and live in wa.I have had my license since 1972 and since then have acquired 6 firearms which all are used for different purposes.Every year for the past 15 years Ihave travelled interstate with a rifle specifically used for hunting mainly in the N.territory and Queensland and have never had a problem.If you ask 10 different police about the regulations you will probably get 10 different answers, but my summary of the regulations is that the firearm must be licensed, kept out of sight with bolt removed( if there is one), ammunition locked away from the firearm, and vehicle locked at all times when vacant.Alsoif like my self you are using it for hunting carry all letters of permission to hunt on private property with you.As far as leaving your firearm at home as long as it is in an approved cabinet you should have no problem.Hope this helps.

I'm in SA and own a few firearms

I was always brought up with gun safety and the Port Arthur incident had very little effect on us as we always kept our firearms including pistols locked away with the Ammunition in a separate area to the bolts so you had to gain access to 3 different areas to get close to a loaded firearm.

When I travel with my firearms I have them secured to the cargo barrier and covered, the 4x4 has dark tint as well so visibility through the windows is poor, the ammunition in a ex army container - locked in the rear of the main cabin, and the bolts locked away in the glovebox which I think satisfies not only the law but my own standards. I believe this is also how Police manage transportation of firearms for themselves.

I do know of a situation where the Police attended a gun club and looked around the cars, they found one with a window partially down so put their arm through, opened the door, popped the boot and retrieved several firearms, the owner was in serious trouble as it was deemed he did not adequately secure his firearms. The moral of that story is that you must ensure that your car is very secure even the windows if you intend to carry them.

My firearms are registered to me and only I can have access to them, I can lend them to another licence holder but we must have a loan document with their licence number on it and it must be current.

Hope this helps

cheers