After The Gatton Shooting

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Had he been to prison? He wasn't on bail or parole. I don't know his record. Some people refuse to be rehabilitated.

---

Answered my own question. It appears he had a suspended sentence, but hadn't actually been to prison.
REVEALED: Cop killer's violent past | Queensland Times
$10,000 punch | Chronicle

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Answered my own question. It appears he had a suspended sentence, but hadn't actually been to prison.
REVEALED: Cop killer's violent past | Queensland Times
$10,000 punch | Chronicle

---

Repeat crime on a "suspended sentence",.....where, & how many times, have I heard that of recent date?....Yeah Right.
Pickles.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Answered my own question. It appears he had a suspended sentence, but hadn't actually been to prison.
REVEALED: Cop killer's violent past | Queensland Times
$10,000 punch | Chronicle

---

sounds like the whole system failed.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by PAT303

Mick, I disagree with pretty much everything you say,and can say honestly that you have no idea what you are talking about.''Machine Guns'' as you put it have never been legal in Oz,ever,and no one can legally possess a ''machine gun'' in Oz,under any conditions or circumstance.As far as not having a reason to own a firearm,well shooting is a sport,one of the oldest registered sports there is,and one which many people from all walks of life participate in,including me.Your statement about less guns in society makes it safer,you are delirious,people are killed in society every day by criminals who should not be allowed to live in society,yesterday a know criminal/troublemaker was jailed for 4 years for running down a women outside a shopping center with a motor bike killing her,should we outlaw motor bikes?. Pat

---

Not exactly correct Pat. In Victoria a machine hand gun or machine longarm are Category E firearms. And you can get a Category E licence. If you fit the criteria.

It appears that the offender's weapon was a 7.62 SLR rifle (ex Military type) that's a very high powered weapon, and is of the type that has been illegal to own unless one has a type E license, long range high velocity, weapon with mil ammo,hence the try to take out the chopper.

the better result under the circumstances.

cheers

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by stealth

Not exactly correct Pat. In Victoria a machine hand gun or machine longarm are Category E firearms. And you can get a Category E licence. If you fit the criteria.

---

From my understanding on the regulations you can only have a class E license for making films etc,as mortars,rockets and anti Armour missiles come under that license.You cannot just get a class E license and buy a belt fed machine gun. Pat

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by stealth

Not exactly correct Pat. In Victoria a machine hand gun or machine longarm are Category E firearms. And you can get a Category E licence. If you fit the criteria.

---

Ah yes, there's a "criteria" for everything. So, what is the "criteria" to own this weapon? I would suggest that there was no way known that this "person" met ANY crirteria, would not be in the slightest bit interested, in any "criteria" like any crim etc that wants to own this stuff. They don't care about "laws", "criteria" or whatever, and I'm saying if ya want this stuff, ya can get it.
And, I have NO IDEA how ya stop this stuff coming into the country.
An initial solution, if authorities placed FAR greater deterrants to get caught,..and that would be LLLOONNNGGG periods of incarceration,.....but would the do-gooders have any part of that?....You know the answer, so I won't even answer!
Pickles.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by UncleHo

It appears that the offender's weapon was a 7.62 SLR rifle (ex Military type) that's a very high powered weapon, and is of the type that has been illegal to own unless one has a type E license, long range high velocity, weapon with mil ammo,hence the try to take out the chopper.

the better result under the circumstances.

cheers

---

It's just a 308,a very common caliber and nothing special.I cannot fathom the constant reference ''known to Police'' when it comes to these types of people,FFS deal with them,that's why we have a Justice system. Pat

Whatever happened to taking the debate elsewhere people?

Sorry wasn't trying to hijack the thread and it should be diverted to another area out of respect for the OP.

Correct Pat you do need to demonstrate an 'official, commercial or prescribed purpose' to get an E cat licence but just correcting your statement of 'never ever in Oz.' There are re-enactment groups with Brens, Vickers, Mortars, 25 pounders, MP40, MG42 etc. Blank firers of course but they are about.