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Another Joke Sentence From Dunedin

A Dunedin tattooist has just been sentenced for being caught with home made firearms.

Harley Richard Brown – fifty two – has no firearms licence.

When Police executed a search warrant on December 23rd, the man had a home made pistol hidden in the jacket that he was wearing.

It was loaded.

A home made rifle was also found hidden under a workbench.

Ammunition was present – along with drugs.

The man offered no excuse for possessing the weapons.

The weapons were not securely stored.

Brown had previous convictions. Including one for robbery in 1982.

What was the terrible sentence?

Brown was given six months home detention for the pistol charge and 100 hours of community service.

He was given 4 months for the rifle, to be served concurrently.

The ammo resulted in 3 months – also served concurrently.

Do we still need to say it?

Our courts are a joke.

The Police Minister is currently considering the Law and Order committee’s recommendations on screwing shooters to supposedly prevent crime.

The committee that didn’t address the ONE real issue in play here.

Pathetic.

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12 responses to “Another Joke Sentence From Dunedin”

  1. Wayne Mackie Avatar
    Wayne Mackie

    Another wet slap on the wrist. If the National Party Govt. Are serious about criminals not having access to firearms they have to start coming down harder with the sentencing? Or are the Police using the Criminals thing as a ploy to try and disarm all firearms holder in New Zealand. The later I think is now true.

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  2. Doug Avatar
    Doug

    Hillariously – only licenced persons are required to secure firearms as it is a condition on the Licence. Persons unlawfully in possession of firearms without a licence are therefore not required to keep their unlawfully possessed firearms secure!

    Also the only punishment available for Licence holders is revokation of licence for not securing firearms – which immeadiately ceases to be any offence – once the licence is revoked.

    Yep – Were the Arms Act/Regulations written by The Joker … too

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    1. The Kiwi Gun Blog Avatar
      The Kiwi Gun Blog

      Great point.

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    2. colpepper Avatar
      colpepper

      Credit where due. Very well written Sir.

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  3. paul clarke Avatar
    paul clarke

    and todays penalty for the accidental discharge of a firearm in the gun city car park. $300 fine and $1000 reparations.
    wet bus ticket !

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  4. colpepper Avatar
    colpepper

    So he gets six months home detention and 100 hours of community service. Can he also complete the 100 hours community service while on home detention?

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  5. Kev F Avatar
    Kev F

    And today’s joke sentence for leaving a loaded pistol in a public toilet. Zilch/zero/nada/nothing.

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    1. Gerry H Avatar
      Gerry H

      And what would happen to a hunter if he/she left a loaded rifle in the toilet at a BP station?

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  6. Stuart Nash Avatar
    Stuart Nash

    One thing the select committee did recommend was a review of the sentences in the Arms Act. I totally agree that this sentence appears, on the surface, to be totally inadequate for the crime. And mix guns with drugs – this chap is obviously no angel!

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    1. The Kiwi Gun Blog Avatar
      The Kiwi Gun Blog

      Which of YOUR Law and Order committee recommendations do you still support you slithering rat ? Why do you repeatedly refuse to answer this question? Your desperate attempts to regain the trust of the shooters that you have so utterly betrayed is pathetic. You fool nobody.

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    2. Doug Avatar
      Doug

      Thanks for posting and participating Stuart Nash.

      In general CRIMINAL misuse of firearms is dealt with under sections of the Crimes Act and are generally adequate.

      The Arms Act is regulatory law dealing with passive offences such as ‘possession’ ‘storage’ ‘carriage’ and general ownership/possession.

      Increasing penalties in the Arms Act simply allows Police to joyfully attack mainly licenced firearms owners for the illegal/unlicenced possession of firearms rarely comes to their attention except as a perriferal byproduct of investigation of other criminal conduct – such as drug investigations.

      See:
      https://www.facebook.com/notes/national-shooters-association/press-release/1211549315565150/

      for an expression of the type of prosecution faced by licenced persons. This will be something to watch and take note of – as will the subsequent claims against Police.

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    3. Peter Keysers Avatar
      Peter Keysers

      Current sentences are adequate it’s just that Judges choose not to use them and/or make them concurrent, effectively a discount for bulk crime. For example the max sentence for aggravated burglary is 15 years….when ever was that handed down?
      Increasing penalties within the arms act will mostly affect licensed firearm owners for “technical” breaches.

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