Safe storage for a 22ga shotgun

[Roger Feeley]

Yeach, my bad. Mistaking caliber for gauge tells you hat I’m not really a gun guy.

I called the local police department and they couldn’t tell me anything.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Google shows three gun stores in Falls Church area.
Any of them would have the right answer.

[Roger Feeley]

I found a gun store in Arlington va. The guy says that the danger is pretty minimal (which I knew) and that he has some sort of cable lock I can put on it. He’s not comfortable working on a gun that old but he’s willing to inspect it to see if there is any corrosion. Then it will go back on a shelf in the shop for another couple of decades.

The gun is one of things that you kind of don’t want but it’s family…

[Rob Luter]

I suspect the fact that it’s broken down, stored in a case of sorts, and there is no ammo on the premises = safe storage.

That said, Google is your friend here. I found the applicable statute in one search. You can too.

[Cameron Wood]

A gun with no ammunition is pretty safe, IMO.

I have a similar situation absent the storage requirement- My grandparents' single shot 22 rifle. I last fired it maybe 40 years ago when my son was young, I doubt it would even fire now.

[Alan Rutherford]

... I doubt it would even fire now.

I wouldn't count on that.

Speaking as someone who was once a kid, I also wouldn't count on a gun being safe just because there is no ammo handy.