Thread: Support for tighter Acat storage

Friends of mine near Te Puke were burgled recently and only firearms and ammo targeted/stolen. The nincompoop crim left his gloves at the scene and long story short, was caught and charged through some bloody impressive police work.
Guns taken are yet to be recovered.
My key point is, the flimsy wooden cabinet was no match for the crim and he had access within seconds. The ammo was also stored in an open cupboard above the cabinet. Obviously this theft had the potential to result in a tragic disaster. Luckily it didn't.
I agree with Maca that the minimum security requirements should be raised, for the community's sake as well as to protect our investments


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Originally Posted by Hunt4life

Friends of mine near Te Puke were burgled recently and only firearms and ammo targeted/stolen. The nincompoop crim left his gloves at the scene and long story short, was caught and charged through some bloody impressive police work.
Guns taken are yet to be recovered.
My key point is, the flimsy wooden cabinet was no match for the crim and he had access within seconds. The ammo was also stored in an open cupboard above the cabinet. Obviously this theft had the potential to result in a tragic disaster. Luckily it didn't.
I agree with Maca that the minimum security requirements should be raised, for the community's sake as well as to protect our investments
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Hunt4Life, thanks for bringing this case to our attention. Some points.

1. Too early to say, "luckily it didn't", don't you think?

2. Minimum A-cat security requirement by law is "sturdy construction". How does this case demonstrate the law should be tightened?

Originally Posted by Cordite

Hunt4Life, thanks for bringing this case to our attention. Some points.

1. Too early to say, "luckily it didn't", don't you think?

2. Minimum A-cat security requirement by law is "sturdy construction". How does this case demonstrate the law should be tightened?

Simply because the AO had approved the cabinet as compliant ie. of sturdy construction. Yet one solid strike with a mallet proved it wasn't so sturdy. Interpretation seems to be a common theme.

I agree the primary focus should be on significantly harsher penalties for burglary and particularly when caught with illegal possession of firearms.



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