Rifle Storage

Hilux2005

Hi can anyone tell me if i need a gun safe if i am applying for a gun licence for a .22 rimfire rifle.
i seem to be getting conflicting stories depending on who i ask, some say i dont if i take out the bolt and magazine and store them separately and use a trigger lock, others say i need a proper gun safe.

Witcher

Rifles have to be in a safe.

Only a single shotgun can be kept with a trigger lock.

Hilux2005

Thanks, One other question on the application check list it asks "Confirmation of secure accommodation / storage" do i need to purchase a gun safe before i apply for the license.

Cass

As Blay said you need a safe. Only a a shotgun, and only if the Super allows it, can be disassembled and stored in separate parts in separate areas.

Hilux2005 wrote: »

.........do i need to purchase a gun safe before i apply for the license.

Yes.

By ticking that box you are saying you conform to the minimum level of security for the gun(s) you have which in this case is a safe. If you tick it without having a safe or don't have one if/when the CPO decides to call out and check then it's a fraudulent application and may be refused.

This is the worse case scenario, but no point sugar coating it.