fallingblock
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The N.S.W. Police seem to have a very 'enlightened' view of gunowners:
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ABC ONLINE:
It has been claimed western NSW police officers are being forced to put
off their ordinary duties in order to complete a firearms audit.
A spokesman for the New South Wales Police Association, Mick Hilder,
says the audit is a lengthy process in the western district because most
landholders own several guns
Mr Hilder says it is a dangerous situation, given that officers on
restricted duties usually have some sort of injury and do not carry
handcuffs or weapons.
"So they're going to a place, who's known [where]...to do an inspection
of the way these firearms are kept and secured so that they have to
contact the owner first before they turn up, so if the owner has a grudge or a bad day they may well have the opportunity to attack some of our police," he said.
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These rural firearms owners are in the main managers or owners of vast cattle or sheep properties. They have complied with the registration and licensing procedures required and now are being "audited" for storage facilities.
The NSW Police obviously hold the firearms owners in contempt, or are simply paranoid due to ignorance and misinformation.
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ABC ONLINE:
It has been claimed western NSW police officers are being forced to put
off their ordinary duties in order to complete a firearms audit.
A spokesman for the New South Wales Police Association, Mick Hilder,
says the audit is a lengthy process in the western district because most
landholders own several guns
Mr Hilder says it is a dangerous situation, given that officers on
restricted duties usually have some sort of injury and do not carry
handcuffs or weapons.
"So they're going to a place, who's known [where]...to do an inspection
of the way these firearms are kept and secured so that they have to
contact the owner first before they turn up, so if the owner has a grudge or a bad day they may well have the opportunity to attack some of our police," he said.
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These rural firearms owners are in the main managers or owners of vast cattle or sheep properties. They have complied with the registration and licensing procedures required and now are being "audited" for storage facilities.
The NSW Police obviously hold the firearms owners in contempt, or are simply paranoid due to ignorance and misinformation.