Velocity Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Hey everyone, I'm new to all of this and just doing a little research prior to obtaining my shooters licence and a rifle or two. My question is, I live in an apartment. It's my place, not a rental. I have a padlocked storage cage in a downstairs carpark area with a concrete floor that would be ideal for a gun safe. Could I legally store firearms in the storage cage? It forms part of my property and would be easier than fitting a safe inside the apartment, where I would have to sacrifice some already tight wardrobe space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optic Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 IMO dont do it. Unless you can hide it from view. Why advertise you have firearms? It may be yours but im sure you will get knocked back for some reason or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozrider81 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 yeah agree with optic. its gonna be harder and harder for recreational shooters and holders of LEGAL firearms to keep thier guns on property with out enough security to put alcatraz to shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_G Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) leave it with your club armourer, assuming your with a club Edited March 25, 2012 by Mick_G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_DJ Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 How secure is the lockup? From your description, it sounds like a chain-link fence type setup, in which case I'd say no way. In any case, I'd rather them where I have mine, in my bedroom. I also object to storing my firearms off site at a club armourer. Because that requires you to belong to a club who has an armourer AND what happens if you want your firearms on the weekend when the armourer is out hunting himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_G Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 doesn't leave much choice then does it, you'll just have to hunt 24-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajax Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thats not sacrificing wardrobe space that using it throw the dresses out and put the gun safe in the wardrobe were it belongs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optic Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Paint it in camo clothes colours Turn it into a work of art, um something like a gun safe. Get a 4 poster bed and bolt it down length ways under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 O.K., in the wardrobe it goes then! Thanks for the feedback. What's the deal with having it inspected? Does the DFO come out randomly or are all new shooters audited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_DJ Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Depends on your state. I'm in vic and have never been inspected in the 4 years I've had my licence (which reminds me, I'd better check the dates and start on some paperwork soon, don't want it to expire while waiting for the new one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 In Vic, they are relying on general cops to volunteer (ie do overtime) to do the inspections as they don't have enough assigned to do them. Both my old man and I have been inspected once in the last 5 years. Dad has had his licence for over 50 years so it's not just new shooters on the list. So you should expect to get inspected but there's no telling when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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