Carrying a rifle on a motorbike

**mark247** · 19th April 2008, 15:41

I know there is an old thread on here answering this question but i cannot find it so im just going to ask again, someone can point me in the right direction if they want towards the thread. I want to go to my mates place tonight and take my air rifle. I have a case for it which i am planning to put it in and sling it over my back and ride my bike there. So YES it is in a case but it is pretty obvious there is a rifle in there. Im sure if the police saw it they would pull me up but im not doing anything else illegal so if i get pulled over so be it. I just want to know if it is legal to take my air rifle in a case slung over my back on my bike on public roads?

Thanks.

**The Pastor** · 19th April 2008, 15:45

Yes it is legal.

**mark247** · 19th April 2008, 15:50

I just called the police and asked and if it is obviously a gun case then it's illegal. what the fuck?!?!?! I asked if there was any way of making it legal and they said put it in the boot, OH YEA MY BIKE HAS A BOOT SORRY.

**TimeOut** · 19th April 2008, 15:52

I think you're fine as long as you have a good reason (not just carrying it for the sake of it) and are licensed or in the case of an air rifle over 16

**Meekey_Mouse** · 19th April 2008, 15:57

Hmm... Could you some how put part of it into a back pack? If all it needs is to not look like a gun... Is there some way of achieving this?

**mark247** · 19th April 2008, 16:02

Originally Posted by Meekey_Mouse

Hmm... Could you some how put part of it into a back pack? If all it needs is to not look like a gun... Is there some way of achieving this?

I just tried to see if i could put it down the side of my bike under my leg but the VFR is pretty small and it's not gonna work. Putting it in a bag on my back wont work because its a pretty heavy bulky air rifle, its not some little one, its a target one with a scope and all that yardy yar.

**SpankMe** · 19th April 2008, 16:03

Have carried my rifles slung over my shoulder on my bike for years. Always in a rifle bag and never had a problem. Even got pulled over a couple of times, but they just checked my firearm licence.

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 16:08

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Have carried my rifles slung over my shoulder on my bike for years. Always in a rifle bag and never had a problem. Even got pulled over a couple of times, but they just checked my firearm licence.

Oh shit you have a gun...

**kevfromcoro** · 19th April 2008, 16:11

have carried guns on bikes before..and never had a problem..
think it is a bit hard to do a driveby shooting on a bike...
cops are reasonable ....sometimes

**skidMark** · 19th April 2008, 16:17

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

have carried guns on bikes before..and never had a problem..
think it is a bit hard to do a driveby shooting on a bike...
cops are reasonable ....sometimes

New sport...

**kevfromcoro** · 19th April 2008, 16:24

Originally Posted by skidMark

New sport...

lol Mark..but it would be a bit hard to do...

**Shadows** · 19th April 2008, 20:40

Originally Posted by mark247

I just called the police and asked and if it is obviously a gun case then it's illegal. what the fuck?!?!?!

The cop is full of shit. You can carry a rifle walking down the main street if you like provided you have a lawful reason to do so (like taking it to a gun shop), it is made safe (no bolt etc) and you don't point it at anybody or threaten anybody with it. Case or no case, it doesn't really matter but if you don't cover it up the cops might decide to give you a hard time about it.

I've regularly carried rifles etc. around on my back while riding public roads and never had a problem. I never use a case any more after that one time at band camp when my gun bag's zipper broke open on the motorway and I almost lost a new pump action shotty under the wheels of a following truck. Let alone almost losing control of the bike while fucking around trying to stop the gun falling on the road.

If it is not an air rifle just make sure that the bolt is removed and there is no magazine sticking out of it, and best to sling it muzzle down as it appears less threatening.

Most cagers tend to keep their distance too, which is a good thing. Just watch out for those vigilante types who might take it upon themselves to stop you before you get to the bank...

**Skyryder** · 19th April 2008, 20:41

The rifle must be disabled. I'd notify the cops of the the time you are planning to leave and the aproximate rout just as a precaution.

Skyyrder

**Holy Roller** · 19th April 2008, 20:48

Seen both in a gun case and without slung over ones shoulder in our neck of the woods. Hunting is a popular pastime.
I used to sling mine uncovered over my shoulder with the mag and bolt in a bag. never got stopped, but then there are not many cops who frequent the back roads in the forest.