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Australia's Gun Problem

Also, the article refers to events in the ACT, not in NSW, which never really even had any political posturing about that.
 
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

83E—Participation in criminal organisation
(1) A person who participates in a criminal organisation—
(a) knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, it is a criminal organisation;
and
(b) knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, his or her participation in that organisation contributes to the occurrence of any criminal activity,
is guilty of an offence.

...

(7) For the purposes of this section, a person is presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be knowingly participating in an organisation at a particular time if the person is, at that time, displaying (whether on an article of clothing, as a tattoo or otherwise) the insignia of that organisation.
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Note that criminal organisations are defined elsewhere in the Act.
 
novaphile said:
It's illegal for gangs to wear their colours in public in South Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-...atic-affect-on-gangs-behaviour-police/7204274
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From that article,
Commissioner Stevens said bikie numbers had reduced, but that was likely to be a result of ageing membership rather than the tougher laws.​
So not really much of a contradiction of the NSW Parliamentary paper I posted up thread indicating that the law was practically unenforceable and next to useless.
 
We've got our very own wannabe NRA.

Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia: Gun lobby 'muscles up' in bid to change post-Port Arthur gun laws

A gun industry lobby group backed by five of the largest Australian firearms wholesalers has declared its intention to intervene in state and federal elections to hold governments "accountable for the decisions they make".

The Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia (SIFA)'s corporate members have bankrolled its activities with more than $1.2 million since late 2014.

Its members are directors of local firms Nioa — which calls itself Australia's largest privately-owned supplier of small arms and ammunition — Raytrade, Outdoor Sporting Agencies and the Australian offshoots of international gun manufacturers Winchester and Beretta.

SIFA is leading a fresh bid to lobby governments over gun laws, 22 years after the Port Arthur massacre which saw the states and territories sign up to the National Firearms Agreement.

It has sponsored "shooting days" for federal politicians and donated tens of thousands of dollars to firearms-friendly political parties.
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And toxic males with guns.

Queensland minister receives rape threats after opposing Christmas gun billboard

A senior Queensland Government minister was targeted with rape and death threats after complaining about a billboard in her electorate that suggested a handgun would make a good Christmas present.

Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch complained about the billboard advertisement by firearms retailer Gun World three weeks before last year's state election.

The advertisement featured a smiling woman dressed in a Santa-themed outfit holding a handgun with the slogan: "Santa knows what you really want for Christmas".

Ms Enoch — who was small business minister at the time — posted a petition on her Facebook page calling for the billboard's removal because "it does not reflect the kind of community we want to live in — one that is free of guns".

"My first reaction to it was one of horror," she told ABC's Four Corners program.

"This is really diminishing the value, the importance of, the responsibility of, gun ownership."

Her post attracted over 3,000 comments.

Among them was: "Let someone break into your house and rape and kill you"; "Someone shoot this bitch"; and "Remember that while being raped".
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Man faces gun, drug charges after Geelong mother shot dead

A man has been charged with drug and firearms offences after a mother of four was shot dead in Geelong, in Victoria, on Wednesday night.

Police and emergency services were called to Conrad Court in Geelong suburb of Whittington where Emily Miller, 31, was found with a gunshot wound to her stomach.

Ms Miller died later as a result of her injuries.

Police will allege the 25-year-old man — who has been charged with possessing a prohibited firearm, as well as trafficking and possessing heroin — was present at the house during the shooting.
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My niece and her husband live in Geelong.
 
Man dies in Engadine after pointing gun at police and shooting another person in head

An elderly man who pointed a gun at police officers outside a home in Sydney's south-west and shot another person in the head has killed himself during the standoff.

Police and paramedics were called to a home on Ridge Road, Engadine, at 7am after reports of gunshots.

It is understood the 81-year old pointed a gun at officers before killing himself.

Five ambulances and a helicopter were on the scene, but the man died.
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This counts, I guess, but really nothing happened.

Argument over pub meals escalates with men getting shotgun, rifle from farms to sort out dispute, police say

WA Police allege an argument over the wrong pub meal being sent to a table escalated into a fight in which guns were fired.

The altercation started at a pub in the small farming community of Gibson near Esperance on Western Australia's south coast on Friday night.

Sergeant Todd Pender alleges two groups fired up after the kitchen mishap.

"There were more arguments, which then ended up on social media that were basically, 'Let's meet at a pre-determined spot and we can sort this out'," Sergeant Pender said.

Police will allege the two groups grabbed a shotgun and a rifle from nearby farms before meeting to sort out their differences.

Sergeant Pender said during the argument shots were fired and then a fight broke out.

No-one was harmed by the firearms.
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Alcohol and guns. Always a great combination.
 
Homemade submachine gun and parts found in raid, Toowoomba man facing weapons charges

Queensland police are investigating whether a 52-year-old man charged with manufacturing a submachine gun had any links to organised crime.

Police raided a house in the Toowoomba suburb of Harristown on Thursday and found a shipping container with a large range of equipment inside.

Officers said they discovered manufactured weapon components, tools such as a drill press, grinders and welders, drawings, templates and a computer with manufacturing instructions.

Police said a quantity of methylamphetamine and smoking utensils were also found.
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Tasmanian man charged with wounding after shooting alleged burglar

A man is in hospital after being shot in the leg during an alleged aggravated burglary at a house in Tasmania's south at the weekend.

Police say four men drove to the Colebrook property at about 6:00am on Sunday morning, before firing two shots at the house.

The 68-year-old male occupant of the house fired back and one man received a bullet wound to his leg.

He underwent surgery and remains in hospital in a stable condition.

He and two other men have been charged with aggravated burglary and recklessly discharging a firearm, while the resident of the house was also charged with wounding.
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While there is undoubtedly more to this story than this brief news report states, this illustrates the fact that even if you're shooting in self-defence, you can still be charged with a firearm offense.
 
arthwollipot said:
Tasmanian man charged with wounding after shooting alleged burglar

While there is undoubtedly more to this story than this brief news report states, this illustrates the fact that even if you're shooting in self-defence, you can still be charged with a firearm offense.
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Rural Tasmania: 10 families with only two surnames, only one hole in the phone dial, the headcount exceeds the population.

(I can make these types of jokes being a Tasmaniac apple-bender.)
 
Firearms dealer charged, hundreds of guns seized in 'one the most significant arrests in organised crime': Police

A licensed firearms dealer in New South Wales has been charged with more than 40 firearms offences and had more than 300 guns seized from his business in what NSW Police have described as one of the "most significant arrests in organised crime."

Police arrested 46-year-old Shane Simpson at his Port Kembla gun shop yesterday, before conducting raids on two more premises at Jamberoo on the NSW South Coast and Penrose in the state's Southern Highlands.

NSW State Crime Acting Commander Stuart Smith said detectives attached to Strike Force Myosoti have spent six moths piecing together the "rigorous" investigation.

"We worked closely with the firearms registry and ballistics unit to get a positive match of a number of firearms," he said.

"The anomaly that we found was only able to be discovered from rigorous auditing and cross-referencing in both this and other states by detectives."

Police say during the course of their investigations so far, they have identified more than 300 pistols allegedly disposed of illegally by the firearms dealer.

About 30 firearms have since been recovered and linked to organised crime, including more than 20 pistols located at crime scenes in NSW.
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Good work, Detectives!
 
Quite a cheap investigation, considering it only cost six moths. :D

Depending on the size of the moths I suppose, Bogong's are extraordinarily cheap, but Mothra's are quite rare.
 
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