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Storage of
Restricted firearms
- An individual may store a restricted firearm
only if
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- (a) it is unloaded;
- (b) it is
- (i) rendered inoperable by means of a
secure locking device and stored in a container, receptacle or
room that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so
that it cannot readily be broken open or into, or
- (ii) stored in a vault, safe or room that
has been specifically constructed or modified for the secure
storage of restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked;
and
- (c) it is not readily accessible to ammunition,
unless the ammunition is stored, together with or separately
from the firearm, in
- (i) a container or receptacle that is
kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot
readily be broken open or into, or
- (ii) a vault, safe or room that has been
specifically constructed or modified for the secure storage of
restricted firearms and that is kept securely locked.
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STORAGE OF
NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS
An individual may store a non-restricted
firearm only if
- (a) it is unloaded;
- (b) it is
- (i) rendered inoperable by means of a
secure locking device,
- (ii) rendered inoperable by the removal
of the bolt or bolt-carrier, or
- (iii) stored in a container, receptacle
or room that is kept securely locked and that is constructed
so that it cannot readily be broken open or into; and
- (c) it is not readily accessible to ammunition,
unless the ammunition is stored, together with or separately
from the firearm, in a container or receptacle that is kept securely
locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken
open or into.
- (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to
any individual who stores a non-restricted firearm temporarily
if the individual reasonably requires it for the control of predators
or other animals in a place where it may be discharged in accordance
with all applicable Acts of Parliament and of the legislature
of a province, regulations made under such Acts, and municipal
by-laws.
- (3) Paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply
to an individual who stores a non-restricted firearm in a location
that is in a remote wilderness area that is not subject to any
visible or otherwise reasonably ascertainable use incompatible
with hunting.
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