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Originally Posted by graybeard
Better to have it and not need than the opposite. This other thing is trigger locking your rifle whilst in your possession.
Yes I know what you are thinking but I stood in the cold trying to explain to an over zealous RCMP officer while raking me over the coals for not locking up my rifle.
My unloaded hunting rifle was in my possession in a normal soft gun bag in the back seat of my truck and I am driving home, no driving infractions, wearing camo and I get pulled over.
Finally at my request she called her supervisor and in a minute I was on my way....There is 2 hours I'll never get back.
I am not going to debate the law with someone clearly not informed. Easier to carry my PAL and a trigger lock.
Oh, and finally, change out of your camo jacket when driving home.
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Sorry but I will not put on a trigger lock for transportation just for the sake of RCMP officers that do not know the transportation laws. I will be respectful and go through the paces so the officers learns even if it costs me 2hrs. I actually used to carry a copy of the transport laws for that very reason
Obey the laws and be respectful when talking to an officer I believe in but bending to poor interpretation of the law just means that officer may wrongfully charge a legal firearms owner or confiscate their firearms. I actually know someone who had to recover their rifle from the station because an officer did not know the transportation laws
If you are concerned carrying a copy of the transportation laws in your glove box
I had to Google it last year for a F&W officer who thought I needed a trigger lock. Cost me a little time but that was it. The conversation stayed respectful the whole time