Is it legal???

[BOOTS!]

Here's noob's 2 cents.

If you're in a place where you're worried about being caught by some authority person with having a loaded firearm in your tent, then I would imagine there are more authorities than bears in the area.

I think it comes down to safe firearm storage. Is it safe to be asleep with a fully loaded firearm in your tent, that you are effectively leaving unattended? I would think not.

[MuleyMadness]

I bet they would charge (or try to ) with poaching.

It's perfectly legal to shoot a predatory animal that is attacking you in defense of your life. Cougars, bears, wolves and yotes are all fair game if they are trying to make a snack of you. As long as you disclose it you are okay...if you kill it and try to hide it and they find out, then your entire character comes into question, and everything you say will be looked upon with doubt.

[MuleyMadness]

"residence" means
(a) a building or part of it, or a trailer, camper, manufactured home, tent or vessel that is genuinely and actually occupied and used by the owner, lessee or tenant solely as a
(i) private dwelling,
(ii) private guest room in a hotel, motel, auto court, lodging house, boarding house or club, or
(iii) private summer dwelling, or a private dwelling or living place used during vacation periods or a private lodge, or
(b) a building or part of it designated by the general manager in a permit or other document as a private dwelling

So according to that, it is a residence...idgaf anyways cause alive and wrong beats dead and right everyday and twice on Sundays.

[landphil]

Here's noob's 2 cents.

If you're in a place where you're worried about being caught by some authority person with having a loaded firearm in your tent, then I would imagine there are more authorities than bears in the area.

I think it comes down to safe firearm storage. Is it safe to be asleep with a fully loaded firearm in your tent, that you are effectively leaving unattended? I would think not.

I agree with your first statement, but not your second. Here's some good reading if you want to know why. No doubt caution is in order with ANY loaded rifle.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showth...hlight=grizzly

[boxhitch]

"residence" means
(a) a building or part of it, or a trailer, camper, manufactured home, tent or vessel that is genuinely and actually occupied and used by the owner, lessee or tenant solely as a
(i) private dwelling,
(ii) private guest room in a hotel, motel, auto court, lodging house, boarding house or club, or
(iii) private summer dwelling, or a private dwelling or living place used during vacation periods or a private lodge, or
(b) a building or part of it designated by the general manager in a permit or other document as a private dwelling
.

No distinction between temporary or permanent
How private is a tent on public lands ?

then add the part you omitted

together with the land appurtenant to it that is essential or appropriate for the convenient use, occupation and enjoyment of a private dwelling or private summer dwelling;

Points to titled or permitted lands maybe ?
Maybe applies to a pay-for-use site
But a temporary tent in the wilderness ?

[Hank Hunter]

I was talking with a few guys at work about this one and no one could agree on the answer. I have already contacted the Co's RCMP and the head of firearms canada a few months ago and they all gave me the same answer. Just wondering how many guys on here know...... Ill give this one some time before I give the answer.

Not sure why anyone even asks this ? Are you just bored or maybe ???????????

[Gateholio]

I think it comes down to safe firearm storage. Is it safe to be asleep with a fully loaded firearm in your tent, that you are effectively leaving unattended? I would think not.

HAW HAW HAW

Good one....


I'm envisioning the rifle jumping up from beside your sleeping bag and start shooting people...

[MuleyMadness]

No distinction between temporary or permanent
How private is a tent on public lands ?

then add the part you omitted
Points to titled or permitted lands maybe ?
Maybe applies to a pay-for-use site
But a temporary tent in the wilderness ?

Sorry I didn't mean to omit anything...I actually don't have an opinion on it either way, was just pasting the info from the link that was posted earlier...however

living place used during vacation periods

That to me is what makes me think the law sees it as a residence, unless they are actually indicating 'private living place used during vacation periods' it would omit a tent in the woods...however they didn't use the word private in that portion of the statement, yet they used it in the remainder.

What it comes down to is...I have no goddamn clue if it's legal or not, even after reading the law lol...I choose protection, and iIFit is a private residence, I guess any CO or RCMP officer would require a search warrant to enter it, because they need have probable cause to enter it otherwise, and as there is no proof you are doing anything illegal, NOR any proof you have a stored firearm, then I guess it's something of a moot point.

[Hank Hunter]

Here's noob's 2 cents.

If you're in a place where you're worried about being caught by some authority person with having a loaded firearm in your tent, then I would imagine there are more authorities than bears in the area.

I think it comes down to safe firearm storage. Is it safe to be asleep with a fully loaded firearm in your tent, that you are effectively leaving unattended? I would think not.

Sleep well, you know you wont fart and your gun wont kill you
We all know about air triggers

HAW HAW HAW

Good one....


I'm envisioning the rifle jumping up from beside your sleeping bag and start shooting people...

Happens all the time

[Hank Hunter]

Anyone who hunts and sleeps in remote areas should ask a couple of members on this site if they think a loaded gun is necessary