Melanie Solomon wrote:

> We are revising our Collections Management Policy and are looking for
> sample policies on transporting firearms (museum collections).  Some of
the
> issues we need to address involve use of personal vehicles for moving
> museum firearms; number of staff required to be on-hand during transport;
> involvement of security personnel; emergency procedures; and so on.  Any
> help you can provide will be greatly appreciated!
>
I would suggest that, to begin with, you contact your local police for the
laws regarding transport of firearms. I would also suggest that you always
have 2 staff travelling with the firearms, that your security personnel be
advised of departure time & ETA and that only the Museum vehicles are used.
The guns should not be visible in the vehicle, i.e you should carry them in
the boot (that's a "trunk" for all you Yankies) and in a non-descript carry
case that is preferably secured to the vehicle.

Firearms can be dangerous, threatening  objects, whether or not they are
capable of firing - just ask any victim of an armed holdup!

George Bailey
Objects Conservator
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Centre for Conservation
4 Callan St, Mitchell, A.C.T. 2911
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6243 4440
fax:   +61 2 6241 7998
email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.awm.gov.au

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