Posted on 04/22/2019 1:22:43 PM PDT by marktwain
The most famous firearms manufacturer in Australia is the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. On the grounds of the existing factory site is the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum. The Museum is independently owned and operated, primarily by volunteers, as an independent trust on behalf of the City of Lithgow. Just a few weeks ago, the museum learned that 70 percent of its collection is at risk of being destroyed because of a thoughtless change in firearms law passed in 2017, specifically aimed at museums. Museums were not contacted about the change in the law. They had no input about it. From lithgowsafmuseum.org.au:
LSAFM only found out about the new Regulation when another regional volunteer-led museum had firearms confiscated in early February 2019, and contacted us for advice.
How has the Firearms Regulation changed …
Basically the 2017 Regulation for Museums states that all pistols, self-loading long arms, sub-machine guns or machine guns are to be rendered permanently inoperable.
The irreversible destruction includes:
- inserting a steel rod traversing the length of the barrel and welding it at the muzzle and chamber;
- welding the barrel to the receiver;
- removing the firing pin and welding the hole;
- removing internal springs;
- welding internal components;
- welding any bolts and external hammers; and
- welding the trigger in a fixed position.
All other firearms, such as bolt action rifles and older antiques, remain temporarily inoperable. But they may well be next in line if this insidious legislation is not overturned. Collectors should also be concerned.
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It is completely unnecessary.
Sounds like the democrat candidates platform.
You would think especially the older firearms would be protected as historical artifacts of research value.
This isn’t museum curation, it’s political manipulation.
Coming soon to a country near you!....................
It’s Gun Grabber lunacy.....................
They won’t be so bold as to tell you, unless the AOC wing of the party gets complete control..............
Yup -- just wait until the Buttplug gets a copy of this law to fold into his other screwy gun control plans...
Must keep stupid people of the Future safe ,they might shoot themselves
Laws are for little people.
There’s a Boys Anti-tank gun that comes in and out of a local gun store. They call it the “Boys Rent-a-Gun”. Some guy will just have to own it, and the third or fourth time his wife trips over it in the living room, back it goes.
Preventing murderous rampages by disgruntled and psychotic museum curators.
Requirement for political office in Australia is obviously clinical insanity and a very low IQ. Both.
Who says Iconoclasm died with the Byzantines?
It was huge. Very impressive in person.
Hopefully they burn some books too...and some witches....and toss some virgins into volcanoes...and torture someone into confessions...and and and...
This will put a stop to all those criminals who steal guns from museums to commit crimes.
It is being done now. They burn books, take down statues, rewrite history. witches are the new name for conservatives. they would toss virgins into volcanoes but their age is so young no one wants to do it other than abortionist. and torture for confessions is a long held and cherished practice against Christians by the Dems, just not against Muslim terrorist
A local museum was broken into, and some antique Colt revolvers taken.
Never heard anything more about them.
Is that before or after the book burnings?
Wait until the Chinese are ready to invade.
The Aussies had a hissy fit when they understood what the Japanese intentions were........they never learn.
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