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The regulations say that a firearm must be stored so that it is ?not readily accessible to ammunition, unless the ammunition is stored, together with or separately from the firearm, in a container or receptacle that is kept securely locked and that is constructed so that it cannot readily be broken open or into.?

Keep your ammunition in a locked safe that is separate from your gun safe. Storing your ammunition away from your guns will lower the risk of your child or other family members putting the ammunition into the gun. Put a different lock on each gun. Store the keys out of reach of your child and other family members.

You're a completionist. Personally we like having as much licence as we can get. You may not be able to buy a handgun but if you're a shooting enthusiast you can still learn how they work and prepare for shooting them (whether in Canada or elsewhere) by taking the course.

Ammunition must be kept in a location where it is not available for loading the firearm, unless both the firearm and its ammunition are securely locked up.

Yes - as long as the magazine isn't in the gun, both can be stored in the same safe. Here is something else to ponder - I have a shotgun that can be taken down, a Stevens 520. The barrel and magazine tube separate from the action. Who thinks I can store the mag tube loaded (with a cap retaining the shells)?

Magazines designed or manufactured for use in both semiautomatic rifles and semiautomatic handguns are subject to the limit of five cartridges. Magazines designed or manufactured for use in both semiautomatic rifles and other non-semiautomatic rifles are subject to the limit of five cartridges.

Yes all magazines will be pinned free of charge to comply with Canadian laws before entering Canada. Please do not purchase high capacity magazines over 50 rounds as they are not exportable to Canada.

Generally, Loaded Magazines Are Fine In fact, one gun owner shared a story about testing a very old gun with a loaded magazine that hadn't been fired for at least a century. It reportedly worked just fine when tested. Realistically, though, this is likely a rare exception.