CFSC / PAL: Storing, displaying and transporting firearms

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1. You want to display a non-restricted shotgun on your living-room wall. What do the rules require?

   1. Unloaded, with the safety switched on
   2. Unloaded, with ammunition kept in a drawer below
   3. Loaded, as long as the room door is locked
   4. Unloaded, locked, and no accessible ammunition

2. Except when in use, what does the law require of all firearms?

   1. That they be cased
   2. That they be unloaded
   3. That they be cleaned
   4. That they be registered

3. You plan to fly to a hunting trip with your rifle. What should you do first?

   1. Contact the air carrier for its rules
   2. Mail the rifle and its ammunition together
   3. Ask the airport police on arrival
   4. Pack it loaded in your checked bag

4. What is the first requirement for storing any firearm?

   1. It must be unloaded
   2. It must have its bolt removed
   3. It must be in a gun safe
   4. It must be registered

5. Can ammunition be stored in the same locked container as a non-restricted firearm?

   1. No, ammunition must always be in another room
   2. Yes, but only if the firearm has a trigger lock
   3. Yes, if the container is securely locked
   4. No, unless the ammunition is still in its box

6. At a remote hunting camp, how may a non-restricted firearm be stored?

   1. Only inside a vehicle with the doors locked
   2. Loaded, as long as it is kept inside the cabin
   3. Unlocked and near ammunition, as long as it is unloaded
   4. Locked with the ammunition loaded in the magazine

7. Your pickup truck has no trunk or lockable compartment. How may you leave an unloaded rifle in it?

   1. On the gun rack across the rear window, unloaded
   2. Out of sight inside, with the vehicle locked
   3. On the seat with the windows down
   4. In the open box of the truck

8. What extra step applies when displaying a restricted firearm at home?

   1. It must be locked and fastened to something that cannot move
   2. It must be displayed with its magazine removed only
   3. It must be shown behind glass with the key hanging beside it
   4. It must be displayed only when visitors are present

9. How do the storage rules for restricted firearms differ from those for non-restricted ones?

   1. They only need a trigger lock fitted, with no locked container required
   2. They must be stored at a police station or approved range
   3. They need a locking device AND a locked container, or a vault or safe
   4. They may be stored loaded if kept inside a locked room

10. What is the basic rule for transporting a non-restricted firearm?

    1. It must be in a hard locked case
    2. It must be unloaded
    3. It must have a trigger lock fitted
    4. It must travel in the trunk only

11. In remote wilderness, you cannot lock your rifle inside your snowmobile. What applies?

    1. Bury it in the snow beside the snowmobile, loaded
    2. Carry it with you everywhere you go, loaded, at all times
    3. Leave it loaded in case of a bear and lock nothing
    4. Unload it, hide it, and lock it unless needed for predators

12. How should you carry a firearm through a public place, such as a parking lot or a hallway?

    1. Openly, so people can see it is unloaded
    2. Over your shoulder with a sling
    3. In a case or opaque container
    4. In your hands with the action closed

13. You stop for lunch and must leave your rifle in the car, which has a trunk. What is required?

    1. Unloaded and under a blanket on the floor
    2. Loaded but with the safety on
    3. Unloaded and on the back seat
    4. Unloaded and locked in the trunk

14. Which of these meets the storage rules for an unloaded non-restricted rifle at home?

    1. Leaving it unlocked under a bed
    2. Keeping it in a closed soft case in the hall closet
    3. A trigger lock fitted so it cannot be fired
    4. Hanging it unlocked on a wall rack