Earlier this morning a total of 745 Weapons license holders in the Moreton Bay Region received one of two mass emails warning them that “Recently there have been a number of break and enters within the Moreton Police District where a substantial number of firearms were
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COVID-19 & Shooting Sports Information
Given the rapidly changing landscape in Australia with the COVID-19 Pandemic and lock-down measures impacting our industry, we believed it prudent to provide our readers with a centralised source of information on how this is affecting things State by State. We will update this page as
Queensland Labor deploy anti-gel blaster propaganda
Aside from the usual garbage being spouted by Philip Alpers, the Darwin mass shooting has offered a chance for the usual opportunists to use the event as an emotional catalyst for further gun control. This time, it’s a spot of bullying targeting gel blasters: “A Queensland
Bye, Felicia: Ian Stewart announces retirement
Good riddance: “After more than 45 years of service and more than six years as Queensland’s top cop, Police Commissioner Ian Stewart has announced his retirement. He will continue in the top job until July 7, when a successor will be named. Mr Stewart said he had
QCAT makes sensible ruling on firearm suppressors
Some positive news out of Queensland: “A Queensland tribunal has published a ruling that argues a state ban on firearm silencers “may be questionable”, amid concern from gun control advocates that strict laws are being undermined by an increasing number of legal challenges to licence decisions. In Queensland,
Incompetence or Witness intimidation?
Earlier today we were informed that a Qld based Collector has had his licenses suspended due to a sudden and treatable eye condition. Importantly, this man provided an affidavit to Applicants in the WT15-01 Pistol reviews currently before QCAT. that, amongst other things, identified WLB’s false
Firearm Owners United are taking Queensland Police to court over WT15-01 fiasco
If you follow us online, you’ll probably have come across our posts about the recent Wedgetail WT15-01 drama in Queensland. But what is it, will it affect you, and why should you care? If you shoot IPSC, ISSF, Metallic Silhouette; or enjoy collectable pistols; you should
Queensland Police hypocrisy over semi-auto rifles and self-defence
Earlier in the week, Queensland Police had a whinge about why they didn’t have self-loading semi-auto rifles: “Queensland police should carry a rifle in every squad car, with every officer trained in how to use them, a senior officer has argued. Police headquarters would not rule
Absurd: Labor and Queensland Police refuse record number of Category H permits for farmers
One of the leading issues in the recent Queensland election was the abhorrent treatment of Queensland farmers by Queensland Police and their non-renewal and outright refusal of Category H licences for primary producers. FOI documents recently obtained show that Queensland Police in 2017 refused a record
“Muh NFA!”: Desperate Queensland LNP wheel out John Howard
Right on cue: “Former prime minister John Howard has lent his star power to the Queensland election campaign, but was not on the campaign trail with LNP party leader Tim Nicholls. Mr Howard met voters in the Brisbane seat of Mt Ommaney with sitting MP Tarnya