Guns and transit?

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

Thatguy was just an idiot. I'm pretty sure that if you weren't telling people you were on a killing spree and didn't carry a loaded rifle on a bus, AND you found a decent lawyer, you could get off on carrying a rifle in a guitar case.

+1 and besides, it's only a guitar case if one uses it as such. Guitar, gun whatever.

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

for the bus im sure its up to the driver. its his bus. legal or not. radios arent allowed and their legal.

Indubitably! It's the Drivers show and what they say goes.

[Bonz]

funny i used to ride the bus when i was younger with a square bass guitar case and always got asked if it was a gun...lol

[Andrewh]

some info on the ferries

he following is copied from the BCF website:

Ammunition: Small quantities of cartridges for small arms, rifles and shotguns are permitted on our ferries, provided they are securely packaged and are carried separately from the weapon. (See also "Firearms".)


Firearms: Firearms may be transported under the following conditions:

Firearms must be transported in compliance with Canadian Firearms Regulations. Firearms transported in vehicles must be unloaded, must not be visible from outside the vehicle and the vehicle must be locked at all times when unattended.

Foot passengers may transport firearms on board BC Ferries vessels provided the firearm is contained in an appropriate case or container and remains in the immediate care, custody and control of the owner, and is otherwise transported in compliance with the law. Foot passengers travelling on BC Ferries' northern routes between Port Hardy, Prince Rupert, mid-Coast ports and the Queen Charlotte Islands must report to the ship's officer once on board and are responsible for securing the firearm in a locker designated by the ship's officer. Passengers are not otherwise permitted to have firearms in their possession on board northern vessels.

www.bcferries.com/travel_planning/dangerous_cargo.html

Keep reading; those don't apply to walk-on passengers...

from the same site:L

Firearms: Firearms may be transported under the following conditions:

Firearms must be transported in compliance with Canadian Firearms Regulations. Firearms transported in vehicles must be unloaded, must not be visible from outside the vehicle and the vehicle must be locked at all times when unattended.
Foot passengers are NOT permitted to transport firearms except on sailings between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert and between Prince Rupert and Skidegate Landing on the Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands. On these routes, foot passengers with firearms must report to the ship's officer once on board and are responsible for securing the firearms in a locker designated by the ship's officer. Passengers are not otherwise permitted to have firearms in their possession on board northern vessels.
Other Items of Concern:
Transportation of Airsoft guns , Pellet guns, crossbows, bow and arrow, axes and other items of concern.
Foot passengers are NOT allowed to transport these items on their person. Item are to be secured in a vehicle or carried as baggage and MUST be checked for transport at the foot passenger ticket booth.

On-duty police officers, armoured car personnel or peace officers authorized to carry restricted firearms in the performance of their duties are permitted by law to possess and transport firearms.

[Bonz]

ya i wouldnt expect it to be for foot passengers. i just copied that from another disscusion on similar issues

[Stresd]

Rifle of mine that came from the factory in a guitar case.

[finngun]

My friend was carring his rifle in guitar case in bc ferries ..somebody was asking his to play music ..well he didn,t

[caddisguy]

TransLink also says no guns. I don't think they could charge you but they could boot you off the bus or train. That said, I do not believe a guitar case, golf club bag is legally different than a regular rifle case.

Pretty sure TransLink and BC Transit policy is just that... rules on how to behave on their property (ie: no food or drink)

[Fella]

I emailed BC Ferries for their explanation as to why they allow walk ons to carry guns on northern routes but not southern. A lot of BS that doesn't make sense.


Thank you for your email.

Foot passengers aboard Northern Routes are only able to transport firearms under the following conditions:

• Firearms must be unloaded
• Each firearm must be contained in a locked gun case identified with the name of the passenger
• Ammunition must be contained in a separate locked case from the firearm, identified with the name of the passenger

Upon checking in, foot passengers transporting firearms must arrive to the terminal at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled sailing time, and must identify themselves to the ticket agent upon arrival and state they will be transporting firearms. The ticket agent will then inform the vessel and confirm that a firearms locker is available. Upon loading the vessel, a designated officer will escort foot passengers transporting firearms to the firearms lockers before vehicle or passenger loading begins. The officer will secure each passenger's firearms and ammunition in individual lockers. Upon the vessel's arrival at the destination port, a designated vessel officer will meet the passengers at the firearms locker after all other vehicle and passenger traffic have disembarked. The officer will then return each passenger's firearms and ammunition.

Foot passengers aboard our Southern Routes are not permitted to transport firearms - due to Firearms Acquisition Certificates (FAC) regulations, they cannot be transported in BC Ferries luggage carts, and we do not have the facilities aboard to store them. As safety is our number one priority, at this time we cannot introduce the same program for foot passengers traveling with firearms on these routes.

I hope this information helps - I appreciate the opportunity to clarify our policies with you.

Kind regards,

Ellen
Customer Sales & Service Representative
Customer Service Centre
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Suite 500 – 1321 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 0B7
T: 1-888-223-3779 F: 250-978-1240
customercare@bcferries.com
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[Bonz]

so basicly they claim they have no lockers on other sailings is how i read that. and is so old they still quote FAC rules, i bet they do have lockers, just used for diff purposes