fallingblock
Member
This sort of thing is what the 'antis' want for the U.S. as well
Only a few years ago this piece would have been considered bad fiction-writing, even in Australia!
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SSAA and Qld Dealers attended a meeting with the QLD Police Service and representatives from the handgun buyback
group in Brisbane on Friday, 9th May 2003.
We were told;
The handgun amnesty will commence in Qld from the 1/7/2003 until the 31st Dec 2003.
Following that amnesty another will commence in about February 2004 to handle any unlicenced firearms that people may wish to surrender.
There are about 25,000 licenced handguns in Qld.
The Govt has made available funds for three "mobile" surrender centres - these are vehicles fitted out to handle the receiving and destruction of handguns.
These mobile centres (mc's) will be operating seven days a week and staffed with 5 persons each. Firearms will be destroyed on site, and a cheque will be issued at the time of surrender.
Firearm remains will be bar-coded and placed in a steel container only able to opened back in Brisbane.
Firearms will then be transported to Sims Metal where they will be
destroyed further in the presence of a Qld Police Commissioned Officer.
One static center will be established - at the old Clayfield Police
Station. This facility will be opened to receive handguns from Wed to Sun 8am - 4pm.
Handguns surrendered will be checked against stolen firearm records.
Dispute resolution on gun values will be determined by a rep from the Queensland Police Service, dealers and shooting club reps.
Positions on this valuation committee will be by tender, with expertise and not money being the criteria for selection.
The mc's will have video recording facilities to record the initial
destruction of the handgun.
Guns under dispute regards their value will be transported to Brisbane for adjudication.
Dealers will be invited to submit an inventory of any handguns, parts and ammo they wish to surrender.
The adjudication panel will value the dealers guns and also determine if the qty. of parts are a commercially viable qty. The parts must only be for handguns subject to confiscation. All such parts will be accepted.Dealer guns will be destroyed on site and a cheque issued at that time.
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Only a few years ago this piece would have been considered bad fiction-writing, even in Australia!
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SSAA and Qld Dealers attended a meeting with the QLD Police Service and representatives from the handgun buyback
group in Brisbane on Friday, 9th May 2003.
We were told;
The handgun amnesty will commence in Qld from the 1/7/2003 until the 31st Dec 2003.
Following that amnesty another will commence in about February 2004 to handle any unlicenced firearms that people may wish to surrender.
There are about 25,000 licenced handguns in Qld.
The Govt has made available funds for three "mobile" surrender centres - these are vehicles fitted out to handle the receiving and destruction of handguns.
These mobile centres (mc's) will be operating seven days a week and staffed with 5 persons each. Firearms will be destroyed on site, and a cheque will be issued at the time of surrender.
Firearm remains will be bar-coded and placed in a steel container only able to opened back in Brisbane.
Firearms will then be transported to Sims Metal where they will be
destroyed further in the presence of a Qld Police Commissioned Officer.
One static center will be established - at the old Clayfield Police
Station. This facility will be opened to receive handguns from Wed to Sun 8am - 4pm.
Handguns surrendered will be checked against stolen firearm records.
Dispute resolution on gun values will be determined by a rep from the Queensland Police Service, dealers and shooting club reps.
Positions on this valuation committee will be by tender, with expertise and not money being the criteria for selection.
The mc's will have video recording facilities to record the initial
destruction of the handgun.
Guns under dispute regards their value will be transported to Brisbane for adjudication.
Dealers will be invited to submit an inventory of any handguns, parts and ammo they wish to surrender.
The adjudication panel will value the dealers guns and also determine if the qty. of parts are a commercially viable qty. The parts must only be for handguns subject to confiscation. All such parts will be accepted.Dealer guns will be destroyed on site and a cheque issued at that time.
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