Comments on: Cheney in Sydney http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:58:05 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-915 Brian Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:48:45 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-915 Henry -- There are people that may want to kill Vice President Cheney (a good deal of them are probably American though, and not Australian). They _certainly_ are not going to apply for a permit from the Commissioner so that they may carry a gun to kill him with. Henry — There are people that may want to kill Vice President Cheney (a good deal of them are probably American though, and not Australian). They _certainly_ are not going to apply for a permit from the Commissioner so that they may carry a gun to kill him with.

]]> By: Henry http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-914 Henry Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:42:18 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-914 TinyURL'd: http://tinyurl.com/266n5u (PDF - 2 pages, not sure of exact size) TinyURL’d: http://tinyurl.com/266n5u (PDF - 2 pages, not sure of exact size)

]]> By: Henry http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-913 Henry Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:40:52 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-913 http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/sessionalview/sessional/SRTITLE/Firearms%20Act%201996%20-%20Firearms%20Amendment%20(Exception)%20Regulation%202007%20(2007-58)%20[GG%20No%2032%20of%2016.2.2007,%20p%20829].pdf "The object of this Regulation is to provide for exceptions to the provision of the Firearms Regulation 2006 that prevents the Commissioner of Police from issuing a firearms permit to an applicant who intends to possess or use a firearm for personal protection or for the protection of another person. Any such exception will be at the Commissioner’s discretion and will only be given if requested by the Commonwealth Government." Basically, how I understand it(IANAL): beforehand you weren't allowed to have a firearm permit issued to you if the Commissioner believed the firearm was for protecting yourself or someone else; now, though, the Commonwealth can request the Commissioner to issue said permit despite it being for personal protection. In concrete terms, I don't think it's anything to be in too much of a huff over. Although, in principle, it's kind of a sad state of affairs - that we're changing our Regulations just so Cheney can visit and keep his Secret Service goons armed seems just a touch ludicrous. http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/sessionalview/sessional/SRTITLE/Firearms%20Act%201996%20-%20Firearms%20Amendment%20(Exception)%20Regulation%202007%20(2007-58)%20GG%20No%2032%20of%2016.2.2007,%20p%20829.pdf

“The object of this Regulation is to provide for exceptions to the provision of the Firearms Regulation 2006 that prevents the Commissioner of Police from issuing a firearms permit to an applicant who intends to possess or use a firearm for personal protection or for the protection of another person. Any such exception will be at the Commissioner’s discretion and will only be given if requested by the Commonwealth Government.”

Basically, how I understand it(IANAL): beforehand you weren’t allowed to have a firearm permit issued to you if the Commissioner believed the firearm was for protecting yourself or someone else; now, though, the Commonwealth can request the Commissioner to issue said permit despite it being for personal protection.

In concrete terms, I don’t think it’s anything to be in too much of a huff over. Although, in principle, it’s kind of a sad state of affairs - that we’re changing our Regulations just so Cheney can visit and keep his Secret Service goons armed seems just a touch ludicrous.

]]> By: Miguel de Icaza http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-912 Miguel de Icaza Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:37:28 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/02/22/cheney-in-sydney/#comment-912 :-) :-)

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