Heat on crossbow army
Newcastle Herald, Page: 13. Monday, 6 July 2009
The NSW Government wants to change prohibited weapons laws so offenders can be jailed for up to 14 years for illegally possessing crossbows, grenades, flame-throwers and other “military-style” arms.
Under proposed changes to the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 and the Weapons Prohibition Regulation 1999, such arms would be listed as military-style prohibited weapons, Police Minister Tony Kelly announced yesterday.
“There is no military-style weapon category at the moment, so we are creating a new category with a higher penalty,” he said.
“This will better facilitate harsher penalties up to 14 years imprisonment to be considered [at court].” Mr Kelly said he expects the amendments to receive parliament’s full support, including The Shooters Party.
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