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.
Cobar Shire Council has been crowned the Merriest Christmas Council Champion of 2022 after they raised a whopping $12,000 in a Christmas T-Shirt Day fundraiser last week. Cobar Shire Council’s Human Resources Manager Summer Patterson, who helped to coordinate the fundraiser challenge, said she was thrilled with the total that […]
The Cobar Yabbies performed well at the Nationals AIF Swimming Carnival at Coffs Harbour on Saturday bringing home a swag of prizes including the prestigious Six Man Scratch Relay trophy. The team included Owen Small, Cameron van Bruegel, Stuart Small, Grant McDonald, Scott Toomey and Matt Harland who are pictured […]
Cobar Shire landholders who have been working closely with Western Local Land Services (Western LLS) to improve and sustain the condition of natural resources are now beginning to see positive results from the work they’ve undertaken. The local landholders are part of a group of 25 landholders across the western […]
