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On Jun 24, 8:17 pm, "Trevor Wilson" <tre...@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au>
wrote:
Here you go Trevor, since you're too stupid or too lazy to find the
discussion
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From Melbourne Herald Sun
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Firearms legal loophole helps Victorian criminals
May 05, 2009 12:00am
ANGLE grinders and a legal loophole are helping violent criminals
beat
Victoria's most serious firearms charge.
A court ruling from two years ago is enabling them to stave off
charges of being a prohibited person in possession of an unregistered
firearm.
In the 2007 case, a court ruled a man charged with that offence be
cleared because the weapon's identifying numbers had been removed.
He was able to successfully argue it could not be established the
Glock semi-automatic pistol at the centre of the case was
unregistered. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
It is designed to deter people on the prohibited list from carrying
firearms.
The Herald Sun believes other successful defences against the charge
using the same argument have been mounted since the 2007 decision.
Prosecution of a violent Melbourne criminal on the charge was
withdrawn this year because the gun could not be identified.
A spokesman for Police Minister Bob Cameron said the Government was
talking to Victoria Police.
wrote:
"John - Melb" <mcnamara_j...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:94e28834-cb74-4eda-a1fb-4cf9da5ef7d2@y6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
Are laws which allow criminals charged with illegal possession of an
automatic pistol to "get off" if the serial number is ground of the
weapon "good, strong or sane"?
**Which laws would they be? Cite them.
Here you go Trevor, since you're too stupid or too lazy to find the
discussion
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From Melbourne Herald Sun
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Firearms legal loophole helps Victorian criminals
May 05, 2009 12:00am
ANGLE grinders and a legal loophole are helping violent criminals
beat
Victoria's most serious firearms charge.
A court ruling from two years ago is enabling them to stave off
charges of being a prohibited person in possession of an unregistered
firearm.
In the 2007 case, a court ruled a man charged with that offence be
cleared because the weapon's identifying numbers had been removed.
He was able to successfully argue it could not be established the
Glock semi-automatic pistol at the centre of the case was
unregistered. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
It is designed to deter people on the prohibited list from carrying
firearms.
The Herald Sun believes other successful defences against the charge
using the same argument have been mounted since the 2007 decision.
Prosecution of a violent Melbourne criminal on the charge was
withdrawn this year because the gun could not be identified.
A spokesman for Police Minister Bob Cameron said the Government was
talking to Victoria Police.