sandgroperbill wrote:At least if we destroyed them ourselves before handing them in we would know they had actually been destroyed
If you try to destroy the firearm.... they'll have that covered in the Act/Regs, for example, if you set the mallet to it and 'smudged out' one of the serial numbers, just one number in the sequence....
A person must not deface or alter any number or letter or other identifying symbol or mark on a firearm.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment.Yup, up to 7yrs!! that seems fair....
Note it says identifying number or letter, so if you removed the 'W' from winchester???? That is an identifying mark....

As usual sufficiently vague for interpretation by the enforcers....
....on the other hand walk up to a person in the street and punch them in the face, and what penalty would the courts impose, say if you had 'issues during your childhood??
Back in 97 (was it) when I lined up to relinquish my semi (may the evil dwarf's soul rest in hell when it arrives there), I waited until they put the hydro press through the middle of it..... I wasnt leaving until I knew I would be the last owner......
As far as the NFA goes, there is absolutely nothing that you or I can do to change the Police side or the 'opinion'..... Which is fewer guns in their workplace...(legal / illegal no distinction) They will present their opinion to Pol ministers, as given that the police staff are taken in the experts in that particular forum, THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE expert position....
The consultation is a sham(*).
The terrorism association is an out right lie(**)
Its claimed that hundred/thousands of Adlers are entering the country( referred to as illegally by various low lifes)(***)
Whatever changes are proposed, whether or not 5+ levers are to go to Cat D.... the rest to Cat B... whether they truly follow the Lindt recommendations and simplify the firearm law....it will be at the State Government level - a draft revised Act will be debated in Parliament where we will have our input, and in Vic + NSW the SFP guys will go to town........The public is not supposed to have an input up to then, designed that way....
If the changes are by legislative instrument (Regulation) then this is dealt with under the provisions of the 'Act' without a bill or debate...There must be an associated 'Regulation impact Statement' with public consultation UNLESS the regulation/amendment is of 'minor' nature or the Reg is deemed URGENT or of NATIONAL SECURITY matters or it is deemed that the consultation has ALREADY TAKEN PLACE..... < I can see some problems here...
reminder for the grabtards reading this, The MARTIN PLACE SIEGE: JOINT COMMONWEALTH – NEW SOUTH WALES REVIEW recommended the following in relation to firearm, and only this (I tried but couldnt find anything relating to lever longarms....);
The Commonwealth, States and Territories should simplify the regulation of the legal firearms market through an update of the technical elements of the National Firearms Agreement.
CrimTrac, in cooperation with Commonwealth and State Police and law enforcement agencies should prioritise bringing the National Firearms Interface into operation by the end of 2015.
States and Territories’ police forces should conduct an urgent audit of their firearms data holdings before the National Firearms Interface is operational where this has not already occurred.
The Commonwealth and the States and Territories should give further consideration to measures to deal with illegal firearms.^footnote; please fix the title (bear or mods)