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.
While in Cobar on Saturday, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole advised residents and businesses in and around Cobar, are set to receive fast, reliable fixed wireless internet, thanks to a $2.6 million investment by the NSW Government. Mr Toole said along with Cobar, more than 800 […]
The Cobar Roosters kept their grand final aspirations alive after they accounted for the Gulgong Terriers 33-14 in the Christie & Hood First Grade minor semi final on Sunday. Played in front of a big, vocal crowd at Tom Knight Memorial Oval, the Roosters’ strong defence in Sunday’s match served […]
Joshua Ho Wing and Cole Barraclough getting some help from Cobar Library staff member Jay Mitchell at last Friday’s free STEAM session where participants got to make battery powered cars. The session is the first in a series of four STEAM Kit workshops the library is holding this month with […]
