Thread: Police pushing firearms safety in mass media

I've been hearing the ads on the radio, and just seen some big ads in the local paper.

Cannot hurt, but I do wonder who the audience is here.

Its a good move

i have no issue with storage at all but it seems in the last few weeks its on the radio allot . my firearms etc are worth a few bucks so why wouldnt i store them well. but the radio play advertisements are a little over the top

probably a softening up tactic for the public , implying there is an issue with firearms storage , before they introduce new possibly expensive and nigh on impossible to work with storage laws , such as the vehicular transport lock-up changes on the way .
I have no issues with reminding people of their obligations , don't get me wrong , but these guys don't seem to operate on a single level nowadays . There almost always seems to be a deeper meaning/reason for bringing things into the public eye .
And it generally seems to be to gun owners detriment .... and making it that much more difficult to comply with new laws to point I am sure they are just trying to make the whole gun ownership thing more difficult than it has ever been simply to put people off ownership due to expense and or the amount of hoop jumping etc required .
But hey , that's just my opinion in general terms .
I could be way off base , but I don't think so.....

Originally Posted by Ftx325

probably a softening up tactic for the public , implying there is an issue with firearms storage , before they introduce new possibly expensive and nigh on impossible to work with storage laws , such as the vehicular transport lock-up changes on the way .
I have no issues with reminding people of their obligations , don't get me wrong , but these guys don't seem to operate on a single level nowadays . There almost always seems to be a deeper meaning/reason for bringing things into the public eye .
And it generally seems to be to gun owners detriment .... and making it that much more difficult to comply with new laws to point I am sure they are just trying to make the whole gun ownership thing more difficult than it has ever been simply to put people off ownership due to expense and or the amount of hoop jumping etc required .
But hey , that's just my opinion in general terms .
I could be way off base , but I don't think so.....

Spot on! Instilling fear, keeping it bubbling, wonder what else they are going to inflict on us?
COLFO should do the same for the police? Run an ad reminding them about random shooting in the station, storing and giving loaded firearms back, not securing firearms, leaving them in toilets and ranges, losing them on the roadside, not securing and having them stolen from stations, shooting themselves with pistols, not to do dodgy deals and inside sales, to follow the correct procedures when giving firearms licences.........maybe all police should have to sit FALs before being able to use.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Spot on! Instilling fear, keeping it bubbling, wonder what else they are going to inflict on us?
COLFO should do the same for the police? Run an ad reminding them about random shooting in the station, storing and giving loaded firearms back, not securing firearms, leaving them in toilets and ranges, losing them on the roadside, not securing and having them stolen from stations, shooting themselves with pistols, not to do dodgy deals and inside sales, to follow the correct procedures when giving firearms licences.........maybe all police should have to sit FALs before being able to use.

Colfo doesn't have the stones. They want to be seen as the nice guy. That tactic is an exercise in futility

Stupid picture on the left. If they're encouraging locking up firearms, then at least have the bolt out, the mag off and a trigger lock or some other security shown in the relevant picture. A picture saves a thousand words and all that... Chumps.

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Stupid picture on the left. If they're encouraging locking up firearms, then at least have the bolt out, the mag off and a trigger lock or some other security shown in the relevant picture. A picture saves a thousand words and all that... Chumps.

I am against removing bolts and mags.

The guns should be locked up, so why remove em?

All my guns have the mags, spare mags and bolts stored fitted and with them.

I see too many guns at auctions without bolts and mags due to an estate sale, and the wife etc has no clue where the bolt is. Or the bolt is lost.

The whole bolt and mag out is police policy, and police policy is horse shit.
I am interested in Law, not policy. If policy was any good, then my policy would cancel out their policy.

Originally Posted by 40mm

I am against removing bolts and mags.

The guns should be locked up, so why remove em?

Same here

But I have found recently that if you remove the bolts you can get more of the buggers stacked in the safe

Originally Posted by ebf

Same here

But I have found recently that if you remove the bolts you can get more of the buggers stacked in the safe

haha, bigger safe... or room of stout construction so you can sit back and enjoy a cold one in great company.

Originally Posted by 40mm

haha, bigger safe... or room of stout construction so you can sit back and enjoy a cold one in great company.

rule number 7 isnt it?????
THINK before you type......
you know the ANTIs are watching,so why would you willingly give them ammunition to use against the law abiding?????

Originally Posted by 40mm

I am against removing bolts and mags.

The guns should be locked up, so why remove em?

All my guns have the mags, spare mags and bolts stored fitted and with them.

Semi autos are fine to store with bolts in, but bolt actions are not. Does that make sense to anyone? I do think removing the mags and storing them seperately is a good idea though. P2 magazines need to be stored in an approved safe, as does ammo to fit. I wonder how long it will be until tha tis the normal rules? Looking at Australia their storage rules are way over the top compared to ours.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Semi autos are fine to store with bolts in, but bolt actions are not. Does that make sense to anyone? I do think removing the mags and storing them seperately is a good idea though. P2 magazines need to be stored in an approved safe, as does ammo to fit. I wonder how long it will be until tha tis the normal rules? Looking at Australia their storage rules are way over the top compared to ours.

Aye, whats this about p2?

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Semi autos are fine to store with bolts in, but bolt actions are not. Does that make sense to anyone? I do think removing the mags and storing them seperately is a good idea though. P2 magazines need to be stored in an approved safe, as does ammo to fit. I wonder how long it will be until tha tis the normal rules? Looking at Australia their storage rules are way over the top compared to ours.

Mate had a security inspection last week over the hill and was told his ammo had to be locked away, bolts stored separately, and he was asked for a list of his firearms and serial no’s. He called me seeking advise…..unbelievable that this stuff is still happening.

I told him to ask the guy why it had taken 6 months for the inspection given the change of address was sent 7 months ago….

Originally Posted by omark

Mate had a security inspection last week over the hill and was told his ammo had to be locked away, bolts stored separately, and he was asked for a list of his firearms and serial no’s. He called me seeking advise…..unbelievable that this stuff is still happening.

I told him to ask the guy why it had taken 6 months for the inspection given the change of address was sent 7 months ago….

Tell your mate to politely refuse to let them view or even touch his guns. And to ignore the request to remove bolts or mags except to show the guns are unloaded.

And tell the cops to put their request in writing. So he can smear them with it at a later date.