r/canadaguns • u/Glockinmytacklebox • Mar 15 '26

Feets / Collection / My build 2 days with pal

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Just hit up the ol bass pro

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u/looloopklopm Mar 15 '26

I keep my mags loaded, so yes it would be.

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u/Red_Shrinp556 Mar 15 '26

You’re not allowed to insert a loaded magazine into a gun in your own home?

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u/looloopklopm Mar 15 '26

Correct because that makes it a loaded firearm. Pal covers this stuff.

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u/Red_Shrinp556 Mar 15 '26

Huh, strange

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u/looloopklopm Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Could be cuz I'm in the city and thats just what I do. Rural you might be able to justify it as being "in use" for predator protection or something.

I have literally no way to "use" my guns unless I'm at the range, so I don't risk an improper storage charge by loading guns at home

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u/Red_Shrinp556 Mar 15 '26

I’m a yank so I wouldn’t really know lol. A couple states require them to be locked away when not under your control but I don’t know of any that forbid you from even putting a loaded magazine into a gun. Canadian gun laws are interesting to learn about.

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u/looloopklopm Mar 15 '26

Canadian gun laws are a shit show lol. Check out Ian Runkle on YouTube if you're at all interested in this stuff. Very articulate attorney who talks through legal cases. It's fascinating.

There are some nuances here for something like this like whether or not you took a marked departure from something a regular person would do, was the gun in "use", was it being handled carelessly, etc. Biggest thing is use here though. Firearms have to be stored unloaded and locked when not in use. "use" is the part that makes lawyers the big bucks.

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u/gspotcowboy Mar 15 '26

I'm paraphrasing but the firearm act and/or criminal code makes it illegal to have a loaded firearm (considered as rounds in an attached mag and/or chamber) anywhere that you can't legally discharge it. So, anywhere outside of a range/crown land or hunting area.

So even for a photo op, a clear loaded mag inserted into a rifle (even with a chamber flag) is a criminal charge. Good luck arguing the loaded rifle on your mattress is at an approved range lol

Growing up in a rural area it was not uncommon to have a loaded but not chambered varmint gun at the back door for predator dispatching purposes. It was a different time 🤷‍♂️

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u/looloopklopm Mar 15 '26

Nobody breaking the law expects to be caught