Australia (Queensland): "Ten handguns passed in as buyback begins "

[cuchulainn]

from ABC Queensland

http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/news/200307/s892496.htm

Ten handguns passed in as buyback begins

Tuesday, 1 July 2003

Ten handguns have been handed in to police on day one of Queensland's buyback scheme.

The buyback, in response to escalating gun crime in Australia, is jointly funded by the state and federal governments.

Police say nine registered and one unregistered weapons have been handed in at the Clayfield Police Station.

An information hotline has taken about 80 calls.

Police Minister Tony McGrady says in about a month, mobile collection units will start visiting gun clubs.

"We will take the gun, we will destroy the gun and then we will pay the compensation on the spot," he said.

"This is not going to happen immediately at Clayfield but the guns can be destroyed and we will then post out the compensation cheque."

 

[Bruce in West Oz]

"We will take the gun, we will destroy the gun and then we will pay the compensation on the spot," he said.

Unles you dispute their "valuation" -- then they still take the gun but have to refer it to an independent valuation tribunal.

Note that it doesn't matter how valuable or rare the gun is, or what historical importance it may have -- it's crushed on the spot.

I'm surprised they had 10 handed in. The "amnesty" on handing in unregistered guns only extends to the illegal possession of the firearm -- the handed-in gun will be checked forensically, and if it has been involved in any recorded crime, the owner will find how little that amnesty actually means ...

Many, many gunowners are publicly stating they will not hand in their guns until the last day -- overloading the system and forcing a further time extension.

However, as from the day the news laws started, any guns on the prohibited list can not be used -- they are illegal and must be kept locked up in the gun safe until handed in. (May not be the same in all States.)

Bruce

 

[fallingblock]

What's this?

"The buyback, in response to escalating gun crime in Australia"



Wasn't the AIC trying to tell us recently how well the FIRST 'buyback' was working?

Oh, yes, now I see...they bought back the wrong ones first time...these are HANDGUNS...much more dangerous than those long guns....:banghead:

Bruce:

We weren't instructed to keep the banned ones in the safe here in the Territory-
just that if we planned modifications such as adding a longer barrel, to only present the gun AFTER the modification had been performed
We can't have anyone retaining a 'banned' handgun that hasn't been modified, can we?