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Storage transport practice questions for Canada

By Hunters Guide. Last reviewed September 18, 2026.

These 4 storage transport questions are drawn from the CFSC Practice Test. They are original practice items written from published Canadian Firearms Safety Course curriculum topics, with an explanation on every answer.

Storage transport questions

  1. 1How must a non-restricted firearm be stored?

    1. Loaded, in a locked cabinet
    2. Unloaded, and either fitted with a secure locking device or locked in a container that cannot readily be broken into
    3. Unloaded, anywhere out of sight
    4. With the bolt removed only
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    Unloaded, and either fitted with a secure locking device or locked in a container that cannot readily be broken into

    Unloaded is the baseline, and then it must be either locked itself or locked away. One without the other does not meet the requirement.

  2. 2How must ammunition be stored relative to a non-restricted firearm?

    1. Always in the same container
    2. Separately, or locked up, so that it is not readily accessible with the firearm
    3. Always in the magazine
    4. There is no requirement at all
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    Separately, or locked up, so that it is not readily accessible with the firearm

    The purpose is to make a stored firearm not immediately usable. Verify the current wording in the Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling regulations, which is where the detail lives.

  3. 3What condition must a firearm be in during transport?

    1. Loaded, with the safety on
    2. Unloaded
    3. Loaded, if it is out of sight
    4. Either, on private property
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    Unloaded

    Transport condition is unloaded without exception. Additional requirements apply to unattended vehicles and to restricted firearms.

  4. 4Why is displaying a firearm treated separately from storing it?

    1. It is not, the rules are identical
    2. Because a displayed firearm is visible and accessible, so it carries its own requirements to be unloaded and secured
    3. Display is unregulated
    4. Only museums may display firearms
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    Because a displayed firearm is visible and accessible, so it carries its own requirements to be unloaded and secured

    Display trades concealment for visibility, which is exactly why it has its own rules rather than inheriting the storage ones.

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