Il National Union of Hunters issued a statement after receiving many inquiries about the correct ways in which keep a hunting weapon and avoid disputes of any kind. In particular, most of the requirements concern whether or not the safe or thearmored cabinet. Both are not mandatory and to understand how shotguns should be stored you can refer to a recent ruling by the Court of Cassation, called to evaluate the conviction of a man who had hidden the gun in mattress of your own bedroom.
Can a weapon be held this way? According to the judges of Piazza Cavour, the answer is affirmative, with some exceptions. There is no specific means for the custody of weapons e simply use "all diligence". At the same time, the necessary precautions are essential in case of the presence of minors, incapable ones, drug addicts.
Only some subjects, then, have to equip themselves with an anti-theft device. The defendant who used the mattress he was not a gunsmith nor a collector: the weapon was in fact in the mattress but without a magazine, hidden in another part of the house. In the presence of minors, incapable or drug addicts, however, the armored cabinet could be there caution necessary what is needed.