Thread: Discussion Document regarding Arms Act

Originally Posted by inglishill

Yeah, sure.

What alternative do you suggest?

Strip the requirement back to: Ammunition, receivers, complete firearms.

Use realme and run it through a portal where the buyer and seller can confirm each other's license validity by matching tokens.

Much like the existing license checker, but with more steps.

The paper option can still be done by those who don't do computers.

Originally Posted by Beavis

Strip the requirement back to: Ammunition, receivers, complete firearms.

Use realme and run it through a portal where the buyer and seller can confirm each other's license validity by matching tokens.

Much like the existing license checker, but with more steps.

The paper option can still be done by those who don't do computers.

Good idea

Originally Posted by Beavis

Strip the requirement back to: Ammunition, receivers, complete firearms.

Use realme and run it through a portal where the buyer and seller can confirm each other's license validity by matching tokens.

Much like the existing license checker, but with more steps.

The paper option can still be done by those who don't do computers.

Excellent, make sure that is in your submission

Originally Posted by Beavis

Strip the requirement back to: Ammunition, receivers, complete firearms.

Use realme and run it through a portal where the buyer and seller can confirm each other's license validity by matching tokens.

Much like the existing license checker, but with more steps.

The paper option can still be done by those who don't do computers.

Good point, if you can can be trusted to enter details into the register without having to get a signature at the police station, then you should be trusted to conduct other aspects of firearms administration using the same credentials.

Originally Posted by inglishill

Yeah, I accept that.

We are not talking about advocacy although, we are talking about submissions to a panel/committee whatever it is.

If you want your submission to carry weight then you need to do it in the prescribed manner.

In previous consultations on firearms law reform submissions weren't read by the select committee.

The select committee got a summary of submissions prepared by parliamentary staff.
The process of summarising submissions is open to challenge on the basis of those preparing the summary aren't technically skilled in the subject matter, bring a bias to the summary and frankly are inept.


If we submit a large volume of low quality submissions then the submission summary process will happen again.
The only way to ensure your submission is read is to personally front up to the select committee to present your submission and answer questions.