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.
Husband, father of three, chef, teacher and now a Federal Election candidate, Benjamin Fox has nominated to contest the Seat of Parkes with the aim of giving people an option to the major parties. Mr Fox has joined the Informed Medical Options Party (IMOP) which advocates for the end of […]
The Cobar Camels may have done the Bourke/Bre team a favour in swapping the venue and hosting Saturday’s Western Plains Rugby Union game, but that was as far as their acquiescence stretched, with the Camels showing no mercy on the field to post a 36-24 win. It was an even […]
The community of Nymagee marked Anzac Day on Monday with a dawn service organised by the Nymagee Progress Association and it was attended by approximately 60 people. The Anzac Day march commenced at the Nymagee Police Station and was led by Ken Dunne in his 1912 Overland Vintage car. Michael […]
