The lighter side of police work

[bunyip]

I worked in prisons but got to know quite a few LEO's and heard a few stories, this is one of my favourites:

In one of the bayside suburbs of Melbourne a group of about 80 had hired the upper floor of a well known pub, a local villain got wind of the booking and decided that he could make some money out of this by barging in late at night when they had all had more than just a few drinks and with the aid of a sawn of shotgun deprive the group of it's money and valuables.
The big night arrived and he arrived at the scene, put on his stocking mask and grabbed his shotgun, crept up the stairs and burst into the room were about 80 off duty police officers were having a send off for a colleague who was being transferred.
Our villains request for money was denied as was bail, it was just not his night.

 

[CalG]

I was lead to believe"guns" were unlawful in Aussy land, and due to that, all fear of such events were put behind the Australians as a relic of a primitive and uncivilized time.

Oh Well, the humor continues.

 

[Wagtail]

I was lead to believe"guns" were unlawful in Aussy land, and due to that, all fear of such events were put behind the Australians as a relic of a primitive and uncivilized time.

Oh Well, the humor continues.

Where would you get an idea like that Mate? Whilst certain types of "guns" are illegal, many others are not. You just have to have a proper licence, the weapons registered and gun-safe locked (subject to random Police inspections).

We've got active hunting seasons, sport shooting clubs (pistol, rifle & skeet/trap) and landowner/farmer feral animal control (rabbit, cat, dog, pig & 'roo).

Lots of hunting going on here in Tassie: Game Hunting Requirements, Licence Costs & Bag Limits

 

[cqaigy2]

It's ok, he just doesn't get out much.

 

[FTG-05]

That's never happened before.

Gunny & Glock - Wrong Diner - Extended Version - YouTube

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Where would you get an idea like that Mate? Whilst certain types of "guns" are illegal, many others are not. You just have to have a proper licence, the weapons registered and gun-safe locked (subject to random Police inspections).

We've got active hunting seasons, sport shooting clubs (pistol, rifle & skeet/trap) and landowner/farmer feral animal control (rabbit, cat, dog, pig & 'roo).

Lots of hunting going on here in Tassie: Game Hunting Requirements, Licence Costs & Bag Limits

I had an internet friend from Australia a few years back (May he RIP) and he told me stories about when he was a kid; he and his buddy used to ride the train...along with their rifles...to a place where they went hunting, and they never raised an eyebrow. Don't suppose you could do that today.

 

[atsah]

Where would you get an idea like that Mate? Whilst certain types of "guns" are illegal, many others are not. You just have to have a proper licence, the weapons registered and gun-safe locked (subject to random Police inspections).

We've got active hunting seasons, sport shooting clubs (pistol, rifle & skeet/trap) and landowner/farmer feral animal control (rabbit, cat, dog, pig & 'roo).

Lots of hunting going on here in Tassie: Game Hunting Requirements, Licence Costs & Bag Limits

Do you eat roo? If so is it good?

 

[bunyip]

Yes and yes as well as emu and crocodile, the latter is like chicken with a slight fishy taste and there are emu farms.
Drop bears are very tough and stringy.
Whilst handguns are very difficult to buy criminals seem to have unretricted access to them.

 

[turnkey4099]

Yes and yes as well as emu and crocodile, the latter is like chicken with a slight fishy taste and there are emu farms.
Drop bears are very tough and stringy.
Whilst handguns are very difficult to buy criminals seem to have unretricted access to them.

Buot you have to have yours locked up where they are unavailable when needed.

 

[turnkey4099]

I worked in prisons but got to know quite a few LEO's and heard a few stories, this is one of my favourites:

In one of the bayside suburbs of Melbourne a group of about 80 had hired the upper floor of a well known pub, a local villain got wind of the booking and decided that he could make some money out of this by barging in late at night when they had all had more than just a few drinks and with the aid of a sawn of shotgun deprive the group of it's money and valuables.
The big night arrived and he arrived at the scene, put on his stocking mask and grabbed his shotgun, crept up the stairs and burst into the room were about 80 off duty police officers were having a send off for a colleague who was being transferred.
Our villains request for money was denied as was bail, it was just not his night.

I dispatched for the county for 10 years. One of the memorable ones was a gunman hitting 'stop and robs' (convenience stores) in the county. Odd part was it was always with a "yellow handgun" He had hit 3. Then one day a town marshall stopped to check on a breakdown on the highway just out of town. Flat tire. Walked up and there in the trunk in plain sight was a handgun painted yellow. End of problem.

 

[bunyip]

Buot you have to have yours locked up where they are unavailable when needed.

No one carries a gun apart from police and some security people such as payroll trucks although most things are cashless now.
I don't feel the need for a firearm and I am not a hunter.

 

[Hanshans]

Where would you get an idea like that Mate? Whilst certain types of "guns" are illegal, many others are not. You just have to have a proper licence, the weapons registered and gun-safe locked (subject to random Police inspections).

We've got active hunting seasons, sport shooting clubs (pistol, rifle & skeet/trap) and landowner/farmer feral animal control (rabbit, cat, dog, pig & 'roo).

Lots of hunting going on here in Tassie: Game Hunting Requirements, Licence Costs & Bag Limits

Subject to random police inspections :shocked:
I don't comment on many posts but,WOW!!

 

[Garandman]

That's never happened before.

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

 

[Garandman]

There are half a dozen famous Glock ads.

 

[Wagtail]

Subject to random police inspections :shocked:
I don't comment on many posts but,WOW!!

What? It's not a big deal and it's not an annual thing. It's simply part of responsible 'gun' ownership here in Aus. Most of the time it's to ensure that the gun safe is properly anchored and secured. It could be years between inspections but if it does happen, and you haven't secured your weapon(s) properly, you can be fined or have your licence revoked... so it's an incentive to always do the right thing. A lot of people have their gun safes out side of the house in their garage or out in the shed. To us, a rifle/pistol is, for the most part, a tool and therefore belongs in the 'tool-shed'.

My friends in Pyengana, who have a cattle/sheep property + small slaughter house, have several rifles locked up in one of their garage/workshops. They often go on evening wallaby shoots to keep the population down and sell the meat on to various restaurants/butchers in the area. Wallaby meat is yummy and makes a great sausage!

 

[Wagtail]

Buot you have to have yours locked up where they are unavailable when needed.

See above ^^.

Your definition of 'unavailable when needed' is different from ours. If there's a feral animal problem then you simply go and get the weapon and, responsibly, take care of them.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Did I read that right? Random Police Inspections of your firearms? That is a POLICE STATE if I ever heard of one.

 

[atsah]

Bolting a gun safe to a wall in a shed is a silly idea, and inspecting the shed for safety is even sillier.. So I take it you don't have any thieves or any violence in Aus for you to have a firearm inside the house? I wouldn't want to tell a person breaking in to hold on a second until I go out in the shed for minute..

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



The data, obtained by lobby group Gun Control Australia (GCA) under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, reveal that almost 27,000 firearms have been reported as stolen across the country between 2007 and 2017.

The figures show that the number of gun thefts has increased from just over 1,700 in 2007-8 to nearly 3,300 in 2016-17.

Hunting rifles account for the majority of firearms stolen, followed by handguns.

Most are registered firearms stolen from private homes and farms and most are never recovered. Many of the guns end up on the illegal market, in the hands of criminals.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Maybe a good reason (as in Canada) just to have a spear gun beside the bed. Hey, I was going fishing in the morning!

 

[Wagtail]

Did I read that right? Random Police Inspections of your firearms? That is a POLICE STATE if I ever heard of one.

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.