Proposal that all firearms and ammunition be in separate locked cases while in a vehicle on all maintained roads

[Pathfinder76]

This has been put forward to SRD for proposed change in 2011. Can someone please get me the details on this including the party that proposed it? Thanks.

[Tunstall]

It's from the Alberta Beef Producers.

They'd like to make criminals out of anyone that obeys the federal firearms laws...

[Okotokian]

I'm PROBABLY wrong, but I think the storage of firearms in a non-hunting situation isn't (or perhaps shouldn't be) an SRD concern. That strikes me as a federal concern related to the Firearms Act.

[PoppaW]

If they make it so you it must be cased and locked while hunting, then I will be doing a lot of target practice. It was like when they brought out the no guns in the morning on a ATV up north. I worked in the bush and packed a shotgun for bears. The Fishcops liked to give us grief but we told them to pound it. Nothing they can do. Wrong application on the law. I will say I case my guns but to lock them and separately lock ammo seems a bit much.

[JustinC]

This is a joke. Soon they will tell us we cant hunt at all. We need to fight all of this BS before it is to late.

[Tredeb]

Funny thing is, I know a lot of beef producers who carry a gun at the ready to deal with coyotes. I can't see them changing their ways any time soon. If predator control is exempt, I could see a lot of coyote hunters happening accross deer.

[Matt L.]

I'm still trying to figure out what angle Alberta Beef has with this nonsense. This may actually negatively affect them as well.

Originally Posted by Matt L.

I'm still trying to figure out what angle Alberta Beef has with this nonsense. This may actually negatively affect them as well.

The way I read it, they see this as a solution to illegal road hunting.

[flint]

Originally Posted by chuck

This has been put forward to SRD for proposed change in 2011. Can someone please get me the details on this including the party that proposed it? Thanks.

I don't agree with this proposal for two reasons. The first is that it will be inconvenient to lock and unlock both the gun and ammunition from its case and container. However, the main reason is that it may cause road hunters to start hunting in the bush where I conduct most of my hunting, except when or if I ever get picked for a trophy antelope. I don't agree with road hunting, although it is considered a hunting method, I perfer to see them on the gravel road then in the bush interfering with my stock on a big whitetail or mulie buck.