Thread: Need some help please!

Hi all I am trying to get in contact with Inspector Joe Green of NZ police. Does anyone have his contact details please?

firstname.lastname@police.govt.nz or QID@police.govt.nz

I heard he was no longer with the NZ police.

Originally Posted by Malleeshooter

Hi all I am trying to get in contact with Inspector Joe Green of NZ police. Does anyone have his contact details please?

Check out his profile on Linkedin. you should be able to communicate with him through that.

Originally Posted by Savage1

firstname.lastname@police.govt.nz or QID@police.govt.nz

Cheers

Been a while. Sorry for reviving an old thread but this avenue was a complete waste of time. It took a heap of time and effort to get this bloke to reply and he was completely unwilling to help. Was a little strange, from what I had read, this bloke seemed to be reasonable and willing to help shooters out. I know I am not in the same country but I was hoping that he would have been willing to share a little common spence with a fellow police officer to help shooters out.

Seems there is a worldwide shortage of common sense, maybe that's why he was unwilling to share his.

What exactly were you after?

I was hoping that a fellow police officer would be able to clear the air about the legal use of suppressors in a country that does not regulate them and their use in crime in that country(NZ). Australian police consider suppressor far to dangerous to allow because of the potential use in crime. Now I may be drawing a long bow here but I would have thought that the criminal use of suppressors would have prompted the introduction of regulations controlling their use. I would have thought that if a police officer could convey to another police officer that the legitimate use of suppressors out weighs the potential criminal use. Considering that the majority of gun crime in Australia is very much more intimidation than silent use. Most gun crime does not even involve firing the gun. Why would a suppressor, which increases the size, weight and ability to conceal the weapon. Be beneficial to a criminal?

There was nothing unreasonable about what you were trying to achieve. Shame about the lack of assistance.

Originally Posted by Malleeshooter

I was hoping that a fellow police officer would be able to clear the air about the legal use of suppressors in a country that does not regulate them and their use in crime in that country(NZ). Australian police consider suppressor far to dangerous to allow because of the potential use in crime. Now I may be drawing a long bow here but I would have thought that the criminal use of suppressors would have prompted the introduction of regulations controlling their use. I would have thought that if a police officer could convey to another police officer that the legitimate use of suppressors out weighs the potential criminal use. Considering that the majority of gun crime in Australia is very much more intimidation than silent use. Most gun crime does not even involve firing the gun. Why would a suppressor, which increases the size, weight and ability to conceal the weapon. Be beneficial to a criminal?

Id suggest you are asking the wrong person and a person who works for a very political organisation to make a public statement. My suggestion would be you need to talk / send letter to the pollie responsible for the Police / laws in this area.

My personal view is supressors are a good thing in that they reduce noise so disturb "the delicate" less. However like "big black assault weapons" ppl see nasty men using them to murder in movies so think they are bad.

Joe Green (Inspector) is currently on secondment, so may be unwilling to assist. I Guess he may be worried about being seen as interfering in another countries jurisdiction. Australia hasn't had a very good record in listening to New Zealand anyway. We are seen as the annoying younger bro I reckon.

Good luck. Suppressor are seen as a common courtesy where I shoot. I do wish you guys get a better deal than you do currently. Or hey move to NZ, lower pay, wetter climate, but you get better firearm and hunting laws than in Aus.

Hi,

I'd suggest you email her,

beehive.govt.nz - Hon Anne Tolley

Originally Posted by Malleeshooter

I was hoping that a fellow police officer would be able to clear the air about the legal use of suppressors in a country that does not regulate them and their use in crime in that country(NZ). Australian police consider suppressor far to dangerous to allow because of the potential use in crime. Now I may be drawing a long bow here but I would have thought that the criminal use of suppressors would have prompted the introduction of regulations controlling their use. I would have thought that if a police officer could convey to another police officer that the legitimate use of suppressors out weighs the potential criminal use. Considering that the majority of gun crime in Australia is very much more intimidation than silent use. Most gun crime does not even involve firing the gun. Why would a suppressor, which increases the size, weight and ability to conceal the weapon. Be beneficial to a criminal?

It seems damned strange to me that one professional would seek to contact another professional through a hunting and shooting site? Why not use your work contacts and net works?