A 21 year old man was arrested and charged at Cobar Police Station on Monday afternoon after he used an imitation gun to threaten another person. Police seized the gel blaster pistol (which resembles a Glock handgun) from a home in Wetherell Crescent at 4.20pm after executing a search warrant on the premises. The man was charged with intimidation and possess a prohibited firearm and was bailed to appear at Cobar Local Court next month. According to NSW laws, ‘imitation firearms’ are also treated as firearms. An ‘imitation firearm’ is an object that regardless of colour, weight or composition or the presence or absence of any moveable parts, substantially duplicates in appearance a firearm (apart from any object that is produced and identified as a children’s toy). If a person is in possession of an air gun, that imitates a more serious firearm, they can be found guilty of a more serious offence. In NSW, possessing or using a firearm, including a BB gun or gel blaster, without a licence or permit carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.
A 21 year old man was arrested and charged at Cobar Police Station on Monday afternoon after he used an imitation gun to threaten another person. Police seized the gel blaster pistol (which resembles a Glock handgun) from a home in Wetherell Crescent at 4.20pm after executing a search warrant on the premises. The man was charged with intimidation and possess a prohibited firearm and was bailed to appear at Cobar Local Court next month. According to NSW laws, ‘imitation firearms’ are also treated as firearms. An ‘imitation firearm’ is an object that regardless of colour, weight or composition or the presence or absence of any moveable parts, substantially duplicates in appearance a firearm (apart from any object that is produced and identified as a children’s toy). If a person is in possession of an air gun, that imitates a more serious firearm, they can be found guilty of a more serious offence. In NSW, possessing or using a firearm, including a BB gun or gel blaster, without a licence or permit carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.
More than a dozen local sporting clubs and community groups have benefited from this year’s Cobar Bowling & Golf Club’s ClubsGRANTS program with a total of $71,406.31 handed out in cash and in-kind donations this year. Pictured above is the Golfie’s secretary/manager Luke Anderson on Monday with representatives of the […]
A workshop to make earrings inspired by locally produced metals, copper and silver, was held on Saturday with the backing of the Country Arts Support Program (CASP). The workshop, headed up by Meike Griffiths who owns local business, the Audacious Design Co, showed the 10 participants how to work with […]
Cobar’s Country Women’s Association members are looking forward to the new year with their first meeting of 2022 taking place on Saturday. The CWA organisation is over 100 years old and aims to bring together women in regional areas to act as a support network for each other. CWA also […]
