Making your Firearm Temporarily Inoperable
A firearm is made temporarily inoperable
(a) for a firearm designed to allow its bolt, breech block, firing pin or other integral part of the firing mechanism to be removed – if the part is removed and securely stored separately from the firearm; and
(b) for another firearm – if the firearm’s trigger is secured by a trigger lock and the lock’s key is securely stored separately from the firearm.
Making a firearm temporarily inoperable means that whilst it is in your possession and not being used, it must be stored in such a way that a projectile cannot be fired. This generally entails making the firing mechanism inoperable e.g. removing the bolt. When the firearm is required for use, the action may be restored which renders the firearm operable.
Making your firearm temporarily inoperable
Section 8 of the Weapons Act 1990 provides information as to how a firearm is made temporarily inoperable.
For a firearm designed to allow its bolt, breech block, firing pin or other integral part of the firing mechanism to be removed – if the part is removed and securely stored separately from the firearm; and
For another firearm – if the firearm’s trigger is secured by a trigger lock and the lock’s key is securely stored separately from the firearm.
