Anywhere in Seattle to store handgun while making a quick trip into Canada?

[duns]

I will be making a trip to Seattle and the Olympic peninsular shortly and naturally I wish to take a handgun with me. However, I want to drive into Canada for a couple of days and I know I can't take a handgun into Canada. Is there somewhere in Seattle (or nearby) where I could rent a storage box for just a couple of days to store my handgun and ammo while I'm in Canada?

 

[mljdeckard]

Pawn it.

 

[deadin]

Question... If you pawn a handgun does it go into the book? If so, do you have to fill out a 4473 and pass NICS to get it out of pawn? Not being from the same state might cause problems.
(How about a locker at the bus station of a gym somewhere??)

 

[duns]

Pawn it.

I hadn't thought of that! I've never pawned anything in my life so don't have any first hand experience of the procedure. Is there any risk a pawn shop might refuse to take something from a resident of another state? Should I tell them I am planning to come back for it in just a couple of days or would that put them off doing the transaction?

PS my post crossed with that from deadin. He asks a good question about possible difficulties in getting the handgun transferred back to me.
PPS Would I be able to pawn the ammo too?

 

[mljdeckard]

All FFL rules may well apply.

I got the idea from watching the "Pawn Stars" extra clips online. They did a clip explaining services that pawn shops provide that you perhaps never considered. The example Rick stated was something to the effect of; "If you have a $15k motorcycle that you don't have room to store in the off season, you can bring it to me and pay the interest to store it, and I am responsible for it if anything happens to it."

 

[duns]

PPS Would I be able to pawn the ammo too?

I think I can answer my own question. I see from the internet that pawn shops cannot have live ammo on the premises. So if I stored the gun by pawning it, seems I would need to dispose of any ammo. Disposing of a few rounds is not a big issue financially but I guess it would be irresponsible to just throw them into a ditch so I would probably have to go to a range and fire them off to get rid of them. Renting a locker to store the gun and ammo would seem a cleaner solution. So coming back to my original question, anyone know of a specific place in or around Seattle where I could rent such a locker. Needs to be legal of course to store firearms and ammo in it.

 

[oneounceload]

Pawn is the WORST advice - then your gun would have to be shipped back to your state and to an FFL

rent a safety deposit box and then walk away when you reclaim your goods

 

[duns]

Pawn is the WORST advice - then your gun would have to be shipped back to your state and to an FFL

rent a safety deposit box and then walk away when you reclaim your goods

That sounds like good advice but where could I get a safe deposit box just for a couple of days? I'm looking for a place specifically in the Seattle area. It also needs to be legal as well as being an extremely short-term rental.

 

[jrmiddleton425]

Rent a vehicle before crossing into Canada. Leave YOUR vehicle on the American side with your gun locked in it.

 

[rcmodel]

Any bank will rent you a safety deposit box.
If your bank has a branch in the city in question, you might get a better rate.
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/bank/20011023a.asp

Any bus station or rail station has lockers you can rent on a daily basis.

Avoid pawn shops, or hiding it in the bushes.

rc

 

[duns]

Rent a vehicle before crossing into Canada. Leave YOUR vehicle on the American side with your gun locked in it.

I won't have my own vehicle with me because I am flying into Seattle. The idea could still work though. I could leave the gun locked in the primary rental vehicle and rent a second vehicle for the brief Canada visit. A little expensive perhaps but a workable solution.

PS Just saw that it's not allowed to rent more than one car at a time!

 

[GoingQuiet]

Find gunsmith.

"Hi, I'd like this cleaned. I'll be back in a week."

 

[rcmodel]

Leaving it in a rental car in an airport parking lot just seems to be an invation for trouble!!

I certainly would not do that!

rc

 

[cyclopsshooter]

going quiet +1 no 4473 which you would HAVE to do with pawn- you would not be able to redeem the firearm being an out of state resident. (you could pawn and 4473 a long gun though)

 

[oneounceload]

A yearly SD box is about 35 bucks - maybe a half year rate is a little less - in any event it is cheaper and more secure

they allow concealed and open carry to the state house and governor's office - I doubt carrying concealed into the bank and going into the SD box privacy area is a biggie.

so you pay for 6 months and walk away?

 

[p35]

I live a ways south of Seattle but it could go in my basement for a few days.

 

[duns]

Hey guys, thanks for suggestions and many, many thanks to those who posted or PM'd me that they could store my gun in their home for a few days. However, my plan to bring a handgun to WA seems to have collapsed. It appears that to carry a handgun in a vehicle in WA you need a CPL and the TX CHL is not recognized. So it appears it is not reasonably practicable for me to bring a handgun from TX to WA. Maybe I should have checked this earlier but I assumed that two gun-friendly states like WA and TX would have had reciprocity. Apparently, TX recognizes WA licenses but not vice versa. The law disappoints me but it is heart warming to know that there are so many friends out there on THR. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

 

[kd7nqb]

call a local range I bet they would help you out i would suggest West Coast Armory

 

[hermannr]

There is a sporting good store in Lynden (a couple miles from the border crossing) that handles a lot of international dealing in firearms. They also have provisions to temporarly store you firearms when you are going to Canada for a few days.

It is called Dave's Sports http://www.davessports.com/

The Lynden crossing is not a 24 hour crossing, (06:00-24:00) it is the second one east from the main crossing on I 5 in Blaine.

When you go through B'ham there is a road called the "guide meridian" Meridian Street, and/or WA Hwy 539. This road goes due north from B'ham to Lynden and the Lynden crossing. It is about 4 miles further north on the same road to the TransCanada hwy. When you reach the Canada 1 you can go west to Vancouver or east into the interior.

There is a crossing at Sumas that is 24 hours, that brings you out near Lyndon too, if your return trip brings you that way and Lynden is closed.

Much easier to cross here than at Blaine or the truck crossing. BTW: Make sure you have a FULL!!!! tank of gas before you cross into BC...Gas prices in BC are horrible... Last time I was up there (about a month ago) in Osoyoos gas was $1.29 a Liter!

 

[zxcvbob]

How long will you actually be in WA? If I recall correctly, WA is an open-carry state, so there's no problem with you *having* a firearm in Washington, you'll just have to abide by the same rules as WA residents w/o a permit for the short time you are there.

 

[rcmodel]

It seems to me ranges, or the border crossing store would run into the same problems mentioned earlier about a pawn shop.

If they hold an FFL, which they very likely do, and keep your gun overnight, it has to be entered into thier ATF logbook.
Then they have to do a backround check to hand it back over to the owner.

And they can't give a handgun back at all if you live out of state.
It would have to be shipped back to a FFL in your state of residence, and he would have to do a backround check before giving it back to you.

rc

 

[hermannr]

Daves in Lynden, and another "Dave's" in Riverside (on Hwy 97) do not take posession of you weapon, they only supply a place to secure it.

Oh yes, OC is totally legal without a "permit". Without a CPL it needs to be unloaded in your vehicle, but can still be on you person, with the mag in your pocket. If you are camping, hunting, fishing or some other recreational activity, you can carry loaded in your vehicle, concealed or open..Read RCW 9.41.060(8) (no CPL needed)

 

[UranusDestiny]

I live 15 miles from Seattle, but I commute to Seattle on weekdays for school. I'd be willing to hang onto your weapon for you for a few days if you'd like.

 

[zxcvbob]

It seems to me ranges, or the border crossing store would run into the same problems mentioned earlier about a pawn shop. If they hold an FFL, which they very likely do, and keep your gun overnight, it has to be entered into thier ATF logbook. Then they have to do a backround check to hand it back over to the owner.

And they can't give a handgun back at all if you live out of state. It would have to be shipped back to a FFL in your state of residence, and he would have to do a backround check before giving it back to you.

You can take your gun to a licensed gunsmith in any state to get your gun repaired; he enters it in his bound book if the gun will be kept overnight. When you claim the gun, he signs it out and hands it to you. No background check. A pawnshop is different, and has a different license.

So take it in to be cleaned, or the timing checked, or some other insignificant repair or maintenance, and tell him you'll be back in a week for it.

 

[WC145]

If you happen to be a LEO the border stations have courtesy lock boxes you can use. Call ahead to be sure but I've left guns at border stations going from Maine into New Brunswick and Quebec and haven't had a problem.