How serious are they about empty brass etc. in WA

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How serious are they about empty brass etc. in WA

Post by vexesus » 20 Mar 2015, 3:26 pm

One of my LGS sells keyrings made from projectiles, or cartridges without primer, that sort of thing.

Real components, not plastic or obviously 'fake' ones.

Here in VIC empty brass in your pocket is legal, WA it's not?

If someone makes an innocent mistake and flew to the forsaken west (soz :lol:) with something forgotten in your luggage what're the chances you'd actually get done for an ammunition related storage charge?
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Post by anthillinside » 22 Mar 2015, 11:42 am

That's asuming you get past airport screening on the way out - in :roll:
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Post by gherx » 23 Mar 2015, 9:24 am

I reckon that could easily happen if you have a small round on a keychain and it's dumped in the basket with the rest of your keys, jewellery, belt blah blah blah
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Post by vexesus » 23 Mar 2015, 9:25 am

anthillinside wrote:That's asuming you get past airport screening on the way out - in :roll:


True but things would slip through. As above.

1 little case in a pile of keys isn't could easily get overlooked on the screen I'd say.
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Post by Herdsman » 23 Mar 2015, 9:36 am

In the context you've described I doubt they'd do anything.

Confiscate, bin them, whatever. You'd hope, would be stupid to do anything more.

I'd say it's there so they have a range of possible charges available to them when they do want to prosecute someone for something really criminal.
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Post by nords » 23 Mar 2015, 9:37 am

Herdsman wrote:Confiscate, bin them, whatever. You'd hope, would be stupid to do anything more.


"You'd hope" doesn't give much piece of mind....

I'd stick with taking it off the keyring.
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