Police seize 40 guns, 250 kgs of ammunition, from home of 78-year-old Launceston man >:(

This gear, while some of it is dodgy and some incorrectly stored, has probably been sitting in his home for decades without causing a problem for anyone. However this will be used as a propaganda piece to justify the pointless new gun laws now being considered as a distraction to the systemic failures that allowed the Bondi Islamic terrorists access to firearms.

Belgarion wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 3:13pm:

This gear, while some of it is dodgy and some incorrectly stored, has probably been sitting in his home for decades without causing a problem for anyone. However this will be used as a propaganda piece to justify the pointless new gun laws now being considered as a distraction to the systemic failures that allowed the Bondi Islamic terrorists access to firearms.

For sure!
Some of those guns look like old collectables!
A neighbour of ours (but sold and moved out a decade ago) had hundreds of guns from collecting them from India. Then sold heaps at auctions, all of them sold! He made a little fortune. it was just a done collectable thing. It looks like this old guy was a collector from ages ago.

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 3:04pm:

Police seize 40 guns, 250 kgs of ammunition, from home of 78-year-old Launceston man >:(

I only see 3 complete, and very old firearms -
The rest look like rusty old parts - barrels.
The find is a bit of a beat up.   ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 3:04pm:

Police seize 40 guns, 250 kgs of ammunition, from home of 78-year-old Launceston man >:(

So? got a point?

Belgarion wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 3:13pm:

This gear, while some of it is dodgy and some incorrectly stored, has probably been sitting in his home for decades without causing a problem for anyone. However this will be used as a propaganda piece to justify the pointless new gun laws now being considered as a distraction to the systemic failures that allowed the Bondi Islamic terrorists access to firearms.

Exactly. 100% correct.

Albos Govt will never deal with the real issues - deflection & distraction is their only game.

Belgarion wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 3:13pm:

This gear, while some of it is dodgy and some incorrectly stored, has probably been sitting in his home for decades without causing a problem for anyone. However this will be used as a propaganda piece to justify the pointless new gun laws now being considered as a distraction to.... the systemic failures that allowed the Bondi Islamic terrorists access to firearms.

Gnads wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 11:53am:

Exactly. 100% correct. Albos Govt will never deal with the real issues - deflection & distraction is their only game.

Meanwhile Australia-wide, Australian governments
ARE GUILTY [imo] OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE,
of allowing probably 10,000's of ['repeat'] violent criminals,
to walk on our streets, and in our suburbs and in our cities.
[....instead of being in prison, where these 'wolves' belong.]


I would argue, that violent criminals, walking free in our communities would cause much more harm and injury to law-abiding citizens,
AND, harm, to the loss of rights and freedoms of law-abiding citizens,
than would the firearms held, by those law-abiding citizens.


n.b.
A firearm is an inanimate object.

Not so, a violent criminal,
with a criminal intent,
and willing to demonstrate absolutely no regard for the rights of anyone except himself.

Tough luck, Yadda.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 8:22pm:

Tough luck, Yadda.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

Brian  DD,

With a Doctor of Divinity a higher standard is expected from you.    ::)

Bobby. wrote on Jan 13^th, 2026 at 4:00pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13th, 2026 at 3:04pm: Police seize 40 guns, 250 kgs of ammunition, from home of 78-year-old Launceston man >:( I only see 3 complete, and very old firearms - The rest look like rusty old parts - barrels. The find is a bit of a beat up.   ::)

Sometimes they count parts like barrels as guns to boost the numbers.

The ammo looks pretty old might get a few "Fail to fire" with that.

Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 9:20pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 13th, 2026 at 4:00pm: Brian Ross wrote on Jan 13th, 2026 at 3:04pm: Police seize 40 guns, 250 kgs of ammunition, from home of 78-year-old Launceston man >:( I only see 3 complete, and very old firearms - The rest look like rusty old parts - barrels. The find is a bit of a beat up.   ::) Sometimes they count parts like barrels as guns to boost the numbers. The ammo looks pretty old might get a few "Fail to fire" with that.

He's an old man -  78 -

maybe he'll just get a good behaviour bond?

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 8:22pm:

Tough luck, Yadda.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... ::) ::)

Another deep thought out observation.