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 Camels Rugby Union player Travis Schintler (at right) lined up with the West Western Plains team (with players from Bourke, Nyngan, Brewarrina and Warren) to take on the East Western Plains (Coonamble, Walgett and Gulargambone) on Saturday as part of the Western Plains Rugby Union and Classic Wallabies (the […]
The Cobar Miners Race Club has been gifted another ‘Pop Up’ Race Meeting just in time for Christmas. Cobar Miners Race Club president Jarrod Marsden said following on from the success of their Pop Up meeting in September, Racing NSW has granted the Cobar club another Pop Up meeting on […]
The Cobar Netball Association held a Come and Try Day at the Ward Oval netball courts on Saturday to introduce players five years and up to the sport. Juniors program coordinator Alex Brown said they had a great morning with the Net, Set, Go coaches and 12 participants who had […]
