The lighter side of police work

[Industrial Toys]

But could they use that premise to gain access to your property for some other reason? Regular inspections would bother me less, except for the cost to the taxpayer to have highly paid officers doing that kind of work.

If our officials were to find a .22 shell on your dresser along with your change, you could be charged for improper storage of ammunition.

 

[Jstpssng]

[snip]

I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what Roo tastes like..



[endsnip].

You missed your chance to find out.

Chef fired after serving kangaroo meat to Nebraska students | KFOR.com

 

[atsah]

If our officials were to find a .22 shell on your dresser along with your change, you could be charged for improper storage of ammunition.

I'm glad I live here.. That's crazy, I have ammunition in every room along side a firearm..

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm glad I live here.. That's crazy, I have ammunition in every room along side a firearm..

I have ammo around for guns that I sold years ago. I would hate to have to round up all of my .22 and shotgun shells, I keep some in each truck so that I always have it.

 

[3Ts]

I was in Australia earlier this year and had an opportunity to try Kangaroo. I'm kinda adventurous with foods as long as it's not to spicy, but my wife wouldn't even try it. I would describe it as similar to beef in flavor, but the texture has a much finer grain almost to the point there is no grain. It is darker in color than our beef and difficult to describe but not that far from the color of dark meat chicken that has been put in the refrigerator for a day.

 

[Wagtail]

I'm glad I live here.. That's crazy, I have ammunition in every room along side a firearm..

Well, I guess it all depends on where you live, eh? My Pyengana friends keep open boxes of ammunition for the various calibres of firearms that are in the gun-safe... on top of that safe. Out in the open.

And the regulations for mounting a gun-safe are not attaching it to the wall, it must be internally bolted to the floor.

Look... our societies are different. I don't feel the need to have a weapon 'close to hand'. Heck, I don't even lock my doors at night or when I'm away. When I lived in the 'Big Smoke' (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra; Navy postings = all rentals) I would lock my doors when I was away or at night. Some of those areas were considered 'rough', but I never felt threatened, nor did anything ever happen to my place during a month or three away at sea. It was a deterrent.

We (Australians) can legally have firearms. It's just that you have to first have to pass a stringent firearms course, have a background check (yes, by the Police) and have a properly installed (and inspected) gun-safe for the firearms that you are licenced to have. It's the way we do it here and not a lot of people are complaining about it.

Instead of (some of) you questioning the Australian way of firearm ownership, perhaps you should question your 'need' to have constant availability for firearms. (or a speargun by your bed )

 

[atsah]

My questions were for my own education is all, it interest me how other people in different parts of the world do things and why they do them..

As far as you’re comment concerning why we need to have firearms around like we do, I enjoy the sport and always have, I spend two hours a week at a local indoor range practicing what I enjoy doing. It’s very common for people to have many firearms in there house, I have them to protect myself and family, I live at least an hour from any assistance from law enforcement, I shoot in competitions once a month as well. It’s a sport I and many others enjoy..

 

[Hanshans]

Well, I guess it all depends on where you live, eh? My Pyengana friends keep open boxes of ammunition for the various calibres of firearms that are in the gun-safe... on top of that safe. Out in the open.

And the regulations for mounting a gun-safe are not attaching it to the wall, it must be internally bolted to the floor.

Look... our societies are different. I don't feel the need to have a weapon 'close to hand'. Heck, I don't even lock my doors at night or when I'm away. When I lived in the 'Big Smoke' (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra; Navy postings = all rentals) I would lock my doors when I was away or at night. Some of those areas were considered 'rough', but I never felt threatened, nor did anything ever happen to my place during a month or three away at sea. It was a deterrent.

We (Australians) can legally have firearms. It's just that you have to first have to pass a stringent firearms course, have a background check (yes, by the Police) and have a properly installed (and inspected) gun-safe for the firearms that you are licenced to have. It's the way we do it here and not a lot of people are complaining about it.

Instead of (some of) you questioning the Australian way of firearm ownership, perhaps you should question your 'need' to have constant availability for firearms. (or a speargun by your bed )

We (Americans) have a little thing called the Constitution and the 2nd amendment.

 

[ning]

We (Americans) have a little thing called the Constitution and the 2nd amendment.

And an anstounding amount of gun-related violence - the highest in the developed world.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

No, it's not.

If it were a constant, monthly, thing then I would agree.

For the most part it rarely happens, but could. That's the difference.

As for a Police State... feel free to google the ratio of Tasmania Police (we only have State Police) to the population of Tassie. There's no way that they ould inspect every gun-safe annually. We rarely see the cops unless needed.

There are some Aussies saying it is fast becoming a police state. How successive Australian governments have driven us to a police state

 

[Jstpssng]

Some people collect art, some like cars, and others appreciate the precision required in a good firearm. Historically they have held their value as well as real estate. I have 3 that I actually use for hunting; the rest I might take out of the cabinet once a year. None are highly valuable but my single shot 20guage was my grandfather's, and he carried it the first time that I ever went hunting. My .22 and one of my 16 gauge singles belonged to my father; my 12 gauge pump belonged to my brother. None of those family members are here anymore, but when I shoot their guns or run an oily rag along the barrel it brings back some good memories of hunting camps years ago.

 

[vvanders]

Developed is the key word here because there are many so called undeveloped country’s much smaller with many less people with higher gun related violence than the US..

The second amendment is one of a few important things to me in my life. When I vote, my vote goes to people that stand behind the second amendment.

I don’t expect many from the commy states, Cali, NY, MA etc, to vote for the right to bear arms but I do expect them to try and tell others how to live. Nothing unusual..

There's a place called friendly politics where you're happy to discuss gun ownership if you're going to throw around the commy language. Otherwise it looks to me that Wagtail has been more than patient with some of the folks in this thread.

If you want to gripe about political parties telling people how to live there's plenty of that on both sides. States rights only matter these days until it becomes inconvenient to the party in question.

 

[atsah]

There's a place called friendly politics where you're happy to discuss gun ownership if you're going to throw around the commy language. Otherwise it looks to me that Wagtail has been more than patient with some of the folks in this thread.

If you want to gripe about political parties telling people how to live there's plenty of that on both sides. States rights only matter these days until it becomes inconvenient to the party in question.

Yup, no problem, carry on..

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I as hoping this tread would be entertaining wit stories of funny/strange things that happen in the police world. Back on track or let's move on.

Ron

 

[dragoneggs]

I as hoping this tread would be entertaining wit stories of funny/strange things that happen in the police world. Back on track or let's move on.

Ron

thanks Ron!

 

[bunyip]

Yes, amazing coincidence this real-world party happened to follow the exact narrative of the Glock ad....

It happened in 1982, maybe the narrative is plagiarised.....

 

[sixdogs]

A classic has to be the perp that tried to break a convenience store glass (unbreakable glass) door at night with a rock but it kept bouncing off. In frustration, he finally picked up a cinder block and gave it the old heave-ho as hard as he could into the door. It bounced back, cold cocked him and he was still unconscious when the cops showed up. All on video so tell it to the judge.

 

[Garandman]

It is fair to note this thread started with the second-hand recounting of something that likely happened only in a Glock advertisement. Reminds me the difference between a fairy tale and a war story. A fairy tale begins, “Once upon a time.” A war story begins, “No ****, there I was....”

And an anstounding (sic) amount of gun-related violence - the highest in the developed world.

That’s propaganda by anti-gun groups.

More than half of all gun homicides in the US are suicides. Large cities (all with strict gun laws) contribute more than their fair share.

We have one of the largest populations of any country. Based on events and population, we rank 94th.

Is the United States third in murders and are outlier cities to blame? No. | PolitiFact

 

[cqaigy2]

It is fair to note this thread started with the second-hand recounting of something that likely happened only in a Glock advertisement. Reminds me the difference between a fairy tale and a war story. A fairy tale begins, “Once upon a time.” A war story begins, “No ****, there I was....”

That’s propaganda by anti-gun groups.

More than half of all gun homicides in the US are suicides. Large cities (all with strict gun laws) contribute more than their fair share.

We have one of the largest populations of any country. Based on events and population, we rank 94th.

Is the United States third in murders and are outlier cities to blame? No. | PolitiFact

I just have to have the last word.

 

[Jstpssng]

From the book: A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods: Roger Guay, Kate Clark Flora: 978151748: Amazon.com: Books
Roger Guay was a highly respected game warden and K-9 handler until he retired about 15 years ago. In the book he tells about getting called out when he was just starting out with dogs, to look for a lost child.
The pup kept going over to the family snowsled, and Roger would pull him away and tell the dog to get to work.
A couple of hours past and the search was starting to build with more volunteers showing up; when the toddler walked around the garage to see what the commotion was about.

"I fell asleep on Daddy's snowmobile."

Roger said that's how he learned to listen to his dog.