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.
Collecting perpetual awards at St John’s School end of year presentations on Friday were back row: Clair Cousins (Beth Townsend Trophy for All Round Sports Person); Taylah Wyllie and Skyla Fairfull (who shared the Beverly Anderson Cultural Award for Performing Arts); Hannah Trudgett (School Citizenship Award); front row: Braydee Murrell […]
St John’s School held the finals of their Public Speaking competition at the school last Wednesday. Pictured above are Year 2’s finalists Sophia Le Lievre, Michael Rogers and Xavier Foster, whose topic was ‘Country life is better than city life’. Students in other classes were tasked with discussing the benefits/disadvantages […]
Fire fighting services were called to two fires at the Cobar tip last week. While Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 deputy captain Alex Lennon said last Monday night’s fire was only a minor one, the fire at the tip on Friday morning was however more sig-nificant. “It burnt through […]
