r/canadaguns • u/shaunderford • 20d ago

Application / Regulation advice Traffic stop

Hello just wondering if I’m legally transporting a firearm (non restricted) and I am pulled over by a police officer am i under obligation to inform the officer i have a firearm in the vehicle?

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u/airchinapilot 20d ago

No. Unless you are specifically asked there is no reason to complicate what could be a routine traffic stop.

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u/Far_Art5484 20d ago

You can always decline to answer questions, probably the better route

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u/RcNorth al 20d ago

Declining to answer any questions will make you look guilty and possibly a full search of your vehicle.

It is best succinctly tell the truth.

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u/Far_Art5484 20d ago edited 20d ago

Thats not true at all. Police can't just choose to search your vehicle. They require a warrant or probable cause of a specific crime, and that the evidence can be destroyed in the time it takes to obtain a warrant.

Theyre also required to tell you the reason they pulled you over when asked.

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u/External-Ferret-9013 20d ago

Probable cause can be invented on the spot, or retroactively.

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u/VirtualBridge7 20d ago

The only issue is whether it will fly in court with the judge.