HH1 wrote:Ok well I have mentioned this post at our gun club tonight....
One club secretary who has a lot of involvement with the police and sits as a member of their Matrix meetings said, "No, you can't transport magazines that are loaded. Various other people agreed that this was the case, except one member who is quite well versed in the law and has lived in Canada. He said that loaded magazines are no different than having them in a box or other container. The club owner said that while it may not actually be illegal to have loaded magazines in a public place, it is certainly not recommended and you may have a though time justifying yourself.
That bit says it all. Not illegal, but the club owner doesn't recommend it therefore it isn't recommended....by the club owner.
I explained that the original poster had osteoarthritis in both thumbs and found it difficult to load the mags so would prefer to do this at his own pace at home. To this the club owner said that such a person "may" have a "good reason".... but for the rest of us, No!
The 'good reason' to have a firearm and ammunition in public is "going to the range to shoot it". The firearm isn't loaded and the ammo is in a safe place.
I have heard so many misinterpretations and falsehoods concerning the firearms laws and regulations and mostly from those in authority who should have a better understanding of them, club officials, police licensing officers, CID with Customs in attendance, the list goes on. Just because someone has involvement with the police doesn't automatically make them right, it wasn't that long ago that my local force refused to allow a relative to transfer to police firearms because he knew too much about guns (had SGC and FAC and shot a lot off the job).
Arming the Country, one gun at a time.
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