Thread: New Updated Arms Code 2017

I was talking to an experienced criminal defence lawyer the other day, and they related that they had on several occasions been in discussions with senior police prosecutors and investigators where they said that the reason that they made sure that they complied with the law, and the expectations of the court and justice system, was simply because of the existance of robust defence and legal challenge.

Without that, they said that they would be likely to cut corners. This is not surprising to me, its basic human nature...

We don't want a police force that cuts corners and that happens without accountability. Firearms law is an area where accountabilty is not historically robust and given general public disassociation with our community that isn't likely to get better...

But its not a conspiracy, its just about self interest. The police are not interested in looking after your rights to enjoy your firearms even though they should be, it's a cost in resources and potentially a safety issue for them.

Accountability can only come from us... The law applies to us and it applies to them... they need to be made to comply with it and that will never change..