Thread: Morrinsville Shooting

Originally Posted by Smartie

Definitely confirmed as a 7.62 so SKS, AK etc does it really matter? There is a lot to this situation and the comments about not aiming for Police do not stand up at all when you hear what actually transpired...I'm thankful that the Police involved directly in this incident got to go home to their family's.

more holes in the windscreen for an sks even with a 10 round mag. skk maybe? or norinco (etc) 56.
guarantee it was an illegal firearm looking at the shooters history

I was secretary for our pistol club for the last year and can only speak on what I have witnessed about police firearms training while in that role.
I had to invoice them for use of our facilities.
I was also present on many of their range days but did my best to not get in the way.
I will say this. The members that use our range spend a lot of time using it and their trainers are top notch. I served with 2 of them in the military.

They do their best with what they have. Time and money appear to be their largest obstacles.

It is the bean counters that are responsible for any lack of training imo.

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I think you might be surprised at how many senior front line staff are carrying pistols on the job, a lady from work husband is a Sargent & she said he always carrys one now on nights duties. Scumbags hopped up on meth, etc aren't rational folk to deal with.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

I think you might be surprised at how many senior front line staff are carrying pistols on the job, a lady from work husband is a Sargent & she said he always carrys one now on nights duties. Scumbags hopped up on meth, etc aren't rational folk to deal with.

We were routinely carrying on CIB car duties in the early 80s....

Originally Posted by Sidney

We were routinely carrying on CIB car duties in the early 80s....

Yep I remember my brother in law with a pistol on his belt back then. Mine you my mates brother worked for the BNZ and he carried as well. Aaaaahhhh the good ole days!!

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10 tight shots on a windscreen sounds more like something from a semi-auto .22 than any "MSSA". Or even a repeater CO2 airgun? Anyone got an informative link?

hope he's still got the firearm when the cops catch up with him & he decides to point it at some one. Community does not need scum like this. End of

The gun went off accidentally. He wasn't really shooting at the police. He had a hard childhood..etc etc Just some of the bs likely to be put forward by a defence lawyer

Originally Posted by Pengy

The gun went off accidentally. He wasn't really shooting at the police. He had a hard childhood..etc etc Just some of the bs likely to be put forward by a defence lawyer

I salute you on your empathy Pengy, with those less fortunate than youself

I wouldn't even comment on the grouping until I knew the distance from the shooter to the windscreen.

Hopefully the police sort this A....hole at soon with no blood spilled but his. I can see cries from the Anti's about further tighter gun laws for the likes of us.
Sucks every time something like this happens.

I had thought too.

how about the judges that continue to let these useless pieces of shit back out to just carry on offending theres no actual deterrant

It's the law makers that need to change the terms if punishment. judges can only hand sentences acording to the law.