gunsmith
member
Armed, piece by piece, via the net
http://www.theage.com.au/news/natio...ece-via-the-net/2007/06/23/1182019433466.html
POLICE say it has always been relatively easy for bikie gangs to obtain handguns.
One method is to order guns in parts from overseas via the internet on sites usually based in the United States. The incoming packages are marked as "plumbing" or "sprinkler parts". The guns are assembled part by part.
This method relies on X-ray scanning not exposing the shape of the pistol frame. Police say other methods used to obtain handguns include:
■ Mail and phone orders (mostly international).
■ Theft from gun dealers and owners.
■ Commercial shipments using false documentation.
Pistols worth between between $900 and $1700 when sold legally to club shooters now fetch more than $5000 on the black market. Recent raids show how well-armed bikies are. In May 2005, police blasted through a wall of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club compound at Hastings and seized 12 firearms, ammunition and a crossbow plus five allegedly stolen cars, car parts and cannabis.
In Sydney in May last year, police raided the home of a Nomads gang member and seized a bullet-proof vest and 12 guns, including two assault rifles and a Chinese-made SKS with a shortened stock. They also found 10 pistols.
And in Adelaide last October, assault rifles, knives and ammunition were seized from the home of a Finks gang member. The cache included three assault rifles, a semi-automatic shotgun, two .22 rifles, a loaded revolver, two pistols and a pen gun, six machetes, knives, 2000 rounds of ammunition and a ballistic vest.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/natio...ece-via-the-net/2007/06/23/1182019433466.html
POLICE say it has always been relatively easy for bikie gangs to obtain handguns.
One method is to order guns in parts from overseas via the internet on sites usually based in the United States. The incoming packages are marked as "plumbing" or "sprinkler parts". The guns are assembled part by part.
This method relies on X-ray scanning not exposing the shape of the pistol frame. Police say other methods used to obtain handguns include:
■ Mail and phone orders (mostly international).
■ Theft from gun dealers and owners.
■ Commercial shipments using false documentation.
Pistols worth between between $900 and $1700 when sold legally to club shooters now fetch more than $5000 on the black market. Recent raids show how well-armed bikies are. In May 2005, police blasted through a wall of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club compound at Hastings and seized 12 firearms, ammunition and a crossbow plus five allegedly stolen cars, car parts and cannabis.
In Sydney in May last year, police raided the home of a Nomads gang member and seized a bullet-proof vest and 12 guns, including two assault rifles and a Chinese-made SKS with a shortened stock. They also found 10 pistols.
And in Adelaide last October, assault rifles, knives and ammunition were seized from the home of a Finks gang member. The cache included three assault rifles, a semi-automatic shotgun, two .22 rifles, a loaded revolver, two pistols and a pen gun, six machetes, knives, 2000 rounds of ammunition and a ballistic vest.
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