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15-09-2011, 15:10 #1
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Collector raided and firearms confiscated
Hi all. I hope it wasn't a collector on this site, but I saw pics of firearms confiscated earlier this week (East Rand). Apparently a safe inspection was done and allegedly the collector had 'issues' they were not happy with, so weapons were confiscated.
In the pic were some real beauties! The collection seems to go all the way back to WWII....
If it is a mistake then I hope matters are sorted out swiftly, and the members dealt with accordingly. If the charges are real, then I am proud of the SAPS for taking a firm stand - I am sure we all want every firearm owner to toe the line, and not add any fuel to the GFSA fire....
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15-09-2011, 15:12 #2
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
Any link to the news feed or article?
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15-09-2011, 15:27 #3
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
No. There is no newsfeed or article. I am a cop, so that is where I got my info.
I actually removed a lot of detail from what I originally wrote (before I posted) so as not to give anything away that may identify the collector. I assume it is a realtively small community, and don't want to create issues or embarrassment.
The point I should have made above is that everyone needs to ensure their legality regarding adherence to FCA, and that they ARE making examples of people. That was really the point I guess.
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15-09-2011, 15:52 #4
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
thx dude, point taken.
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15-09-2011, 16:19 #5
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
I have a question.
When a safe inspection is done, the DFO comes out to check that you have a safe and that's it's bolted to a wall. That's easy.
Does the DFO have any right to ask you to open the safe so he can play with, sorry, inspect your guns and contents of the safe and check out all your ammo ?
Doesn't he need a warrent to do that because he surely can't suspect that a crime has been committed ?
I'l asking because I don't know and we're all gonna go thru this every 5 years when we renew our competency thingy.
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15-09-2011, 16:25 #6
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
No worries!
I am dying to post pics, because there are some super-cool weapons that I would like to know more about, but suspect that they may make it a dead giveaway as to who it belongs to.
I really hope it was a mistake, and the weapons returned. Anyway I'm going to check my safe now to make double sure....Last edited by miklin; 15-09-2011 at 16:31. Reason: Spelling
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15-09-2011, 17:20 #7
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
Thanks for sharing this info.
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15-09-2011, 20:08 #8
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Re: Collector raided and firearms confiscated
Thanks for the info ,
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15-09-2011, 23:18 #9
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