Ridiculous NSW pre-cursor legislation shelved, for now

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Ridiculous NSW pre-cursor legislation shelved, for now

Post by rc42 » 28 Apr 2021, 9:30 pm

Announcement from Shooter's Union:

BIG news from NSW!
Partly thanks to Shooters Union, the appalling Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment (Criminal Use) Bill 2020 - the one that would have effectively made it illegal to have anything from Bunnings in your house - has been shelved for the time being.

The official report by the State Parliament Portfolio No 5 - Legal Affairs committee into the proposed legislation has been released, and its primary recommendation is that Parliament “not pass the bill in its current form”.

Among other things, the committee highlighted issues with an overly broad scope, lack of defence for licensed firearms users maintaining or repairing their firearms, and concerns about police over-reach in relation to powers under the proposed legislation.

Shooters Union New South Wales made a detailed submission to the committee over the proposed legislation, and it is clear it made quite an impact as our state co-ordinator Craig Golding is quoted several times in the official report.

We were joined in our fight by several other shooting and law-abiding firearm user organisations, including SSAA NSW, the NSW Firearms Dealers Association, and Firearms Owners United, it is very clear we were all on the same page regarding the issues with the proposed bill.

We are all opposed to illegal arms manufacturing and trafficking, but making it potentially illegal to have household tools or even maintain your own firearms is ridiculous and going too far.

The report itself is well worth reading (you can find it here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/.../F ... ort%20No...), especially because its entire tone conveys the general consensus the legislation is a terrible idea, badly written, and would inevitably be misused.

While there’s still a possibility the NSW Government will re-write the legislation taking into account the recommendations, that’s not likely to happen anytime soon and even if it is revisited, we’ll be there making sure law-abiding firearms users aren’t short-changed or ignored.

We’re proud to have been able to make a difference for shooters and send a clear message to Parliament that shooters are not there for easy political points or to be used as a punching bag for criminal issues we have nothing to do with.

If you know a shooter who isn’t a Shooters Union member, please encourage them to join – it’s only $35 per year, provides $20m of public liability insurance, and will make sure we can keep fighting for your rights at both state and national level.
Join now at: https://shootersunion.com.au/join-shooters-union/
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Re: Ridiculous NSW pre-cursor legislation shelved, for now

Post by on_one_wheel » 28 Apr 2021, 9:52 pm

That's a breath of fresh air :thumbsup:
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Re: Ridiculous NSW pre-cursor legislation shelved, for now

Post by JohnV » 29 Apr 2021, 8:52 am

Our states are nearly bankrupt from the effects of covid and these mindless imbeciles are worrying about and spending money on this kind of stupidity . Once legislation gets to being absurd then people stop abiding by the law and things get worse not better .
Only sensible needed legislation works . We can't even get a Covid vaccination while other countries like Israel have half their population vaccinated already . NSW spending millions on a huge vaccination hub in Sydney which will mean no vaccinations get outside of Sydney and parking will be impossible and old people will not be able to easily attend . Mindless stupidity .
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Re: Ridiculous NSW pre-cursor legislation shelved, for now

Post by straightshooter » 30 Apr 2021, 7:47 am

The implications of that legislation went far deeper than one may hold from a simple superficial understanding.
In my opinion it would have eventually lead to all privately owned firearms being held in armouries of some sort.
Although it was managed by the member for Baulkham Hills it has green fingerprints all over it, no doubt via Shoebridge.
I wonder whether it was due to some kind of political deal done with the greens over the coming Upper Hunter by election.
If you are not an idiot you will understand that politicians who are 'true believers' are a rarity and the remainder generally promote whatever their bounteous benefactors want. Whatever political affiliation they purport to hold is simply a flag of convenience.
For a good example look at the history of one Mr. Trumble.
I leave it to the reader to deduce what politician's real goals and motives may be.
Anybody who is a voter in the Baulkham Hills electorate should where ever possible, be expressing their dissatisfaction with their current member.
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