A22R becoming Cat C in NT

juststarting · November 12, 2019, 4:48am

@ShootersUnion seems like you are the only ones that are doing something.

JizzFlinger · November 12, 2019, 6:52am

Wombat · November 12, 2019, 7:27am

Finally put money down on one Monday, I’ll pick it up in a week or so once I pay the rest and get a PTA.
Thing is it is one I’d like to take with me next time I go to the NT.

bentaz · November 12, 2019, 8:46am

Sunbury have a big sale on these for a week, have a look on ozgunsales if your Interested.

Personally I didn’t like it, but then I’m that strange dude sitting in the corner drooling over the $12single shot shotgun your grandpa was embarrassed to take out hunting.

Wombat · November 12, 2019, 8:50am

Mine was $650 before $100 cash back from Nioa. Melbourne firearms in Ringwood.

Nomis · November 12, 2019, 9:15am

$495 for the classic blued or $510 for the stainless. Who isn’t paying the extra $15!?

Wombat · November 12, 2019, 9:20am

Bugger.

Still Happy with what I’m paying. $55 or 140 odd Klms round trip.

JizzFlinger · December 12, 2019, 12:47pm

SSAA Darwin Branch Members

As you may or may not be aware, on 3rd October 2019 the Acting Police Commissioner Declared that all “Linear Repeating Firearms’ previously Category A and B to now be Category C and D respectively. This has resulted in letters being sent to owners of the Savage A22R .22 Rifle stating that they are now a Category C firearm and that they are to either:-

Dispose of the firearm; or
Obtain the appropriate licence; or
Have the firearm seized and be compensated at a predetermined rate.

Firearms Dealers also received an advice instruction.

SSAA NT as a member organisation of the NT Firearms Council oppose this reclassification and is involved with the NT Firearms Council who have written to and are lobbying the Police Commissioner and the Minister for Police (Manison) for it to be rescinded or withdrawn.

SSAA NT has also written direct to the Commissioner for Police and the Police Minister (Manison) expressing our disagreement with the reclassification action and concern that the matter was not discussed at the legislated Firearms Advisory Council meeting in the police planning stages prior.

SSAA National have been briefed and has a Facebook page (SSAA) with a number of posts on the subject.

This issue is an unnecessary and unjustified impost on our sport and pass time and must not go unchallenged.

Cool. Local SSAA is getting into it. Synchronise Swatches!

juststarting · December 12, 2019, 12:59pm

I read this and without context, I say, what a joke.

who have written to and are lobbying the Police Commissioner and the Minister for Police (Manison) for it to be rescinded or withdrawn.

Ohhh I am sure everyone is shaking in their little booties, SSAA is writing stern letters. That’s a joke beyond belief and damage control after @ShootersUnion jumped on this right from the start. Right? Like a month too late. It doesn’t take long to react, but after so much public criticism and disgust from its members, I have a feeling they are doing the token minimum to seem relevant, but we can see through that.

Then, there’s a little bit of context from their Facebook page. They mentioned that there may be some legal action being prepared, this is a lot more interesting. I would like to know more about that. Telling people they spent a whopping 30 minutes writing and a month arguing about font size is a little too late. I want to know about something concrete they are doing.

ShootersUnion · December 12, 2019, 1:09pm

Can I just take a second to congratulate you on your most excellent Parker Lewis Can’t Lose reference?

juststarting · December 12, 2019, 2:05pm

By the way, this is a pretty clear statement…

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…to anyone who’d like to say that SSAA is just a sporting organisation, they just, you know, do ‘sport’, shall we say; and don’t partake in lobbying activities… About time we put that bullshit excuse to rest. It is not a sporting club, it is a lobbying association that, well, I don’t actually know what they do, instead of screw shooters over, but here’s your answer.

JizzFlinger · December 12, 2019, 2:25pm

Well I wrote the SSSAAAA NNNTTT as well as our farty pants Chief Minister (he farted live on camera once, ongoing joke) last week and asked them if they are going to help. Dude it’s five to midnight and 31 degrees.

ILL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET THESE DAYS!