Thread: Restrictions and conditions on an 'A' Category 50BMG?

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

Righty then so their recording serial numbers..........

Did they give you the option to not give said serial number?

One of the articles on the stop/go murder also said that they linked the guy to it through the serial number of the rifle, which had been recorded during a licence renewal

Originally Posted by Chilli_Dog

One of the articles on the stop/go murder also said that they linked the guy to it through the serial number of the rifle, which had been recorded during a licence renewal

Sounds like a good bit of police work. Not all licence holders stay 'fit and proper' to have guns.

Originally Posted by systolic

Sounds like a good bit of police work. Not all licence holders stay 'fit and proper' to have guns.

The actual details are a bit tenuous, as others have said the gun was not found, but bassically they found one or two other guns from the same shipment, tested one of them and said it could be a match to the projectile which may or may not be a round nose or hollow point.

My point was not about the actual case, just the fact that the Police have definitely started some sort of serial number register already.

Originally Posted by Chilli_Dog

The actual details are a bit tenuous, as others have said the gun was not found, but bassically they found one or two other guns from the same shipment, tested one of them and said it could be a match to the projectile which may or may not be a round nose or hollow point.

My point was not about the actual case, just the fact that the Police have definitely started some sort of serial number register already.

I don't have a problem with recorded serial numbers helping convict felons.

Would Winders have been found to be the killer if the vetting officer hadn't recorded the make and serial number of his guns?

Originally Posted by systolic

I don't have a problem with recorded serial numbers helping convict felons.

Would Winders have been found to be the killer if the vetting officer hadn't recorded the make and serial number of his guns?

Well he's not been found to be the killer, so no. Also they suspected him because of his jeep

Originally Posted by Tommy

Well he's not been found to be the killer, so no. Also they suspected him because of his jeep

Winders was convicted of murder, so yes he was the killer.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Well he's not been found to be the killer, so no. Also they suspected him because of his jeep

Stop-go trial: Quinton Winders guilty of the murder of George Taiaroa | Stuff.co.nz

Quinton Paul Winders has been found guilty of murdering road worker George Taiaroa.

The jury delivered its unanimous verdict at the High Court in Rotorua on Friday.

"Mr Winders, you are convicted of murder. You are now subject to the three strikes law," Justice Toogood said in convicting Winders, 45.


Umm. I think he has been found to be the killer.

Originally Posted by systolic

Stop-go trial: Quinton Winders guilty of the murder of George Taiaroa | Stuff.co.nz

Quinton Paul Winders has been found guilty of murdering road worker George Taiaroa.

The jury delivered its unanimous verdict at the High Court in Rotorua on Friday.

"Mr Winders, you are convicted of murder. You are now subject to the three strikes law," Justice Toogood said in convicting Winders, 45.


Umm. I think he has been found to be the killer.

Ah yes so he has. Have been busy the last couple days and missed that they'd come to a verdict.

Originally Posted by systolic

I don't have a problem with recorded serial numbers helping convict felons.

You've conveniently ignored the point about police acting outside the law.

Do you have a problem with the police breaking the law to gather information outside their authority about law-abiding citizens?

Originally Posted by GravelBen

You've conveniently ignored the point about police acting outside the law.

Do you have a problem with the police breaking the law to gather information outside their authority about law-abiding citizens?

You keep ignoring questions like this @systolic , are you going to answer?

Originally Posted by GravelBen

You keep ignoring questions like this @systolic , are you going to answer?

I don't have a problem with them asking for serial numbers. Even if they don't have a specific law saying they can.
They never asked for mine when I renewed my gun licence a couple of years ago. Didn't even check the pistols.

He spent more time talking to the girlfriend about natural medicine than looking at guns.