Buyback not working says Queensland Police
Compere: John Miller
4BC radio
21 July 2000
Detectives are searching for a man in relation to the double murder at Maryborough overnight. It is believed the man is armed with a handgun.
The Police Union's Merv Bainbridge discusses the death of a 33 year old police officer in a domestic dispute outside of Rockhampton over night, with Miller saying he cannot recall violence against police ever being so bad.
Mr Bainbridge says the buyback is not working.
COMPERE: And I've gotta say too that while nobody ever said that these new gun laws would stop this kind of violence, it just seems that once again we have a demonstration that if the aim at all was to reduce the incidents of violent gun related incidents, for one of a better expression, then they have failed miserably.
M BAINBRIDGE: John, it's not working, it's not working it's as people always suspected that the good people would obey the rules and the bad guys would just continue on as always.
COMPERE: That's right in fact I believe it has turned and I think we can now confidently say this following last night's incident, it has turned into little more than a tragic and very very expensive joke.
M BAINBRIDGE: Yes very much so John.
COMPERE: Merv Bainbridge from the Queensland Police Union, convey our sympathies and I'm sure the community is with me on this to the family of the officer concerned, indeed all of the Queensland Police Service this morning as they mourn the death of a 33 year old man - it's very very sad.
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