Archive for July, 2002

COMMUNITY ENDANGERED BY WEAK GUN SENTENCING, GCA WARNS

"Too many Victorians who are misusing guns and abusing the privileges of gun ownership are getting off almost scot-free," said Gun Control Australia (GCA) Spokesperson Randy Marshall. A week ago in the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court a man who shot at a car and terrorised motorists on St Kilda Road in Melbourne with a handgun in\ February 2002 was set free with a suspended sentence, despite his lawyer admitting that alcohol and temper were largely responsible for the guilty man's behaviour. ...