Question about Firearm storage in the home?

[fyber]

Hello everyone i had a quick question about firearm storage in the home and how California state law reflects that. I Know about the "Child Safety" laws regarding if a minor uses the firearm but everyone in my household is very responsible and that isn't a concern to me. What I am wondering is what are the storage laws in California? For example can i leave a unloaded rifle sitting under my bed or next to my bed? Is that legal? Or does the firearm need to be sitting there with a gunlock on it. Legally speaking. Because we installed an alarm a few weeks ago and it went off by accident and the cops wanted to come into the house to make sure it was safe and someone had not broken into, I assured them that the house was safe and the alarm malfunctioned. Gah home alarms seem to be more trouble than they help. Anyways thats why im so paranoid about the legal laws in storage of a firearm in this state. Can i leave a unloaded Rifle just sitting there on my bed side? What about if the rifle is loaded? Or does a firearm NEED TO be fitted with a gun lock 24/7. Cause i dont need this ****ty state trying to pull some bull**** about how my firearm wasn't stored correctly. Please answer as i have not been able to find anything about firearm storage in the home in california. I Did read about Massachusetts requiring firearms to be in a gunlock storage box. Please help guys! Thanks!

[E Pluribus Unum]

You can have a fully-loaded Browning M2 .50 caliber with a 100 round belt mounted on a tripod pointed at the front door 24-7.

If a child EASILY accesses the firearm and uses it poorly, you can get in trouble. This means if your own child had easy access to it while it was mounted to the tripod, pointed at the door, you are in trouble. If you do not have any children, but you left the front door wide open and a kid stole it and used it, you are in trouble. If it was locked in your home, you have no children, and a child broke into your home and stole the firearm, you are in the clear.

[gnatnoop]

You can have a fully-loaded Browning M2 .50 caliber with a 100 round belt mounted on a tripod pointed at the front door 24-7.

If a child EASILY accesses the firearm and uses it poorly, you can get in trouble. This means if your own child had easy access to it while it was mounted to the tripod, pointed at the door, you are in trouble. If you do not have any children, but you left the front door wide open and a kid stole it and used it, you are in trouble. If it was locked in your home, you have no children, and a child broke into your home and stole the firearm, you are in the clear.

good post, made me LOL

[wjc]

California Attorney Generals website regarding Hangun storage and Children.

http://www.ag.ca.gov/firearms/tips.php#owners%20responsiblities

Penal Codes are here:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

You may want to check out section 12087-12088.9

[E Pluribus Unum]

California Attorney Generals website regarding Hangun storage and Children.

http://www.ag.ca.gov/firearms/tips.php#owners%20responsiblities

Penal Codes are here:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

You may want to check out section 12087-12088.9

I'm not directing this at you... but


That is such BS:

12087.5. The Legislature makes the following findings:
(a) In the years 1987 to 1996, nearly 2,200 children in the United
States under the age of 15 years died in unintentional shootings. In
1996 alone, 138 children were shot and killed unintentionally. Thus,
more than 11 children every month, or one child every three days,
were shot or killed unintentionally in firearms-related incidents.
(b) The United States leads the industrialized world in the rates
of children and youth lost to unintentional, firearms-related deaths.
A 1997 study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reveals that for unintentional firearm-related deaths for
children under the age of 15, the rate in the United States was nine
times higher than in 25 other industrialized countries combined.

220 kids per year is NOTHING.... 220 out of millions is well below random chance.

[faterikcartman]

About 350 kids under 5 drown in pools every year. I'm sure many more if you count all 15 and under.

About 100 kids under 5 drown in bathtubs every year.

Then throw in cars and you're off the charts.

As usual, it has little to do with saving children's lives or we would all be taking showers. We all know what is really going on.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02169.html

[BillCA]

The basic rule of thumb regarding the safe-storage law is this...

If you have kids or you expect to have children in your home, your firearm(s) should be secured out of reach. If you are childless, live alone or with roomies who don't have kids or invited kids into the residence, then there is no need to secure your firearm(s) 24/7.

Now... it's a good idea to secure your firearm(s) in some way when you are not at home and/or the residence is empty. It will save you a lot of grief and anxiety if you're ever burglarized.

I was burglarized in 2004 and lost several guns. Since then, I've rebuilt my collection and bought a safe. That safe has brought me enormous peace of mind, even though I know it might be defeated with the right tools and time.

[wjc]

I'm not directing this at you... but


That is such BS:



220 kids per year is NOTHING.... 220 out of millions is well below random chance.

no offense taken. I understand it's a bunch of marketing bs...I work for a corporation.

I was just posting the regs I found for the OP.