Thread: Uncovered guns

Shit back in the 80s I was in Papatoetoe, had a Martini henry 577/450 in a sock, in the boot of my car, just on the Northern end of the town ship.
My car was parked outside this guys place and I had the boot up discretely showing him this rifle. The butt was poking out a little and bugger me a cop car pulled up along side.
I was dressed in a suit, tie and all. The cop, talking through the cars window, asked me what the hell I thought I was doing and to leave the rifle in the boot and close it. He then wanted my license and checked me out on the radio.
Ended up telling me, this was Auckland, not Tauranga and in future to be careful how I displayed my firearms in public.
So paranoia was alive and well way back then!