Thread: What do you think and where do I stand?

I suspect legal advice has been obtained and he has been advised not to talk on the internet about it!

Originally Posted by Spudattack

I suspect legal advice has been obtained and he has been advised not to talk on the internet about it!

Yes he has been silent since the posting of this thread. The coppers can't seize anything without a warrant? I may be wrong but good luck to this member hope all goes well.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Yes he has been silent since the posting of this thread. The coppers can't seize anything without a warrant? I may be wrong but good luck to this member hope all goes well.

Yep, you are wrong couple of acts to cover seizing items.


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Originally Posted by hamsav

yeah , it was a dumb thing to say
apologies to those offended.

Easy rant to make, we've all done similar someway, sometime. An unreserved apology takes some nuts.

Haha hey guys, I rang and spoke to the copper easily 2-3 weeks ago bu he was unable to give me and answe said they were talking to hawks bay because of a law change and were trying to get a less charge even a warning, he said he would ring me a week after but still waiting.... Duck shooting season is coming....

Originally Posted by Tristan

Haha hey guys, I rang and spoke to the copper easily 2-3 weeks ago bu he was unable to give me and answe said they were talking to hawks bay because of a law change and were trying to get a less charge even a warning, he said he would ring me a week after but still waiting.... Duck shooting season is coming....

What is the "charge" you believe you are currently facing?


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Haha hey guys, I rang and spoke to the copper easily 2-3 weeks ago bu he was unable to give me and answe said they were talking to hawks bay because of a law change and were trying to get a less charge even a warning, he said he would ring me a week after but still waiting.... Duck shooting season is coming....

What is the "charge" you believe you are currently facing?

Grammar and spelling would probably stick.

Originally Posted by Dougie

That's just it - they took your card. You still hold a FAL so you could buy stuff online I guess using your FAL number and someone who didn't bother checking your photo to face on your FAL card. Just because the card is seized, doesn't mean that your licence has been revoked. It is very difficult to revoke a persons licence - if that ever happens, you would know about it. You'd be getting much more than a verbal warning, no doubt you could fill of a filing cabinet with the paperwork you'd receive. If that ever happened. It was difficult enough for Police to revoke that NZDA member's licence after he shot a guy in the head...but that's a different story.

I'll have you know, I've seen a revocation of a FAL licence letter and it was only 2 pieces of paper.
So your assumptions are very far off.

Police can revoke a FAL relatively easily given good reason. I've done it myself.
However, unless there is a lot more to this story you need to man up, with a representative, father, mother, lawyer or anyone who is a tad savvy and front your local police (senior sergeant) is a good start, make an appointment.
This is simple common sense stuff. Dougie and others are correct, they would have or they should have invoked the arms act and paper work needed to be handed over or it would have been received by now.
I don't know anything about you and I don't mean to sound disrespectful to you and your situation but I wonder if there is more to this. Anyhow, good luck.

Nope swear black n blue everything I have said it's true fact, if I was in the wrong or done something completely stupid I wouldn't have dare even start the post

WTF is the charge pending? Disturbing the piece?Sounds like you got screwed big time.

so i finally got an answer, got a summons to court for discharging a firearm near dwelling, i also found out through the grape vine who the complaintant was, there house is 350m from where we were shooting in the opposite direction, to me that isnt "near"

Maybe it would seem "near" to them if they didn't know the direction you were shooting at the time.

Sounds pretty tough though. Goes to show how damn careful we need to be, eh.

If you want to keep your FAL it might pay to get a lawyer to represent you.

Good luck Tristan. The tennants below us are moving out next month,I hope the next lot like big bangs day and night. Gonna be careful here too!

Just sounds like another blown out of proportion gun related over reaction. Shit they had an armed offenders call out a while back in nelson because someone heard gun shots, ended up being fireworks