The RSPCA fought the application at first but after 4 months they gave in and agreed to return the horse. On behalf of Ms Armstrong I applied to the court for an order the RSPCA return the horse to its rightful owner. They grabbed the horse and took it to a secret location. Ms Armstrong tried to explain to them that it was skinny because it was recovering from an infection which she had successfully treated and that the horse was in fact putting on condition every day.

That awful organization had taken a horse from my client, famous horse trainer and dressage teacher, Marjorie Armstrong, of Cranbrook, on the grounds that it was skinny. Remember, I defend all types of criminal law, not just firearms. Save my number in your phone: Ross Williamson 0407 426 796 I spend too much of my time explaining to to the court that you did not really mean what you said, or that the police misunderstood you, or even that you did not say what the police say you said. And call me BEFORE talking to the police if you have a firearms issue. Put a reminder in your phone in case you don’t get the renewal. Once you go over the three months you may well find yourself in a difficult position.Ĭheck your licence. You can renew your license 1 month before or up to 3 months after expiry without much problem. This has happened even where a firearm is co-licensed and has not been used by the person whose licence had expired! They issue an infringement notice ($400+ penalty) AND, in some cases, they also charge you for possessing unlicensed firearms. The WA Police are charging people whose licence has expired. Who knows?Īnyway, the moral of the story is this: if you see what looks like a cave out in the bush, make the effort to look inside. Maybe that is true, and this gun is one of them. I am told that, many years ago, Boito factory workers would in their “own time” make for “unofficial” buyers very short barrelled shotguns with pistol grips. The barrels have a front bead on them even. But it is not a typical sawn off shotugn. For example, the shotgun it seems never had a serial number. The police now have them and the plan is to render them innocuous so that they can go back to the station to be used for display purposes. Murchison House Station, near Kalbarri, and owned by my friends, Calum and Belinda Carruth, has a rich and colourful history.These two fascinating items are part of that history. a World War II Browning machine gun and a Boito shotgun. While exploring in the bush they found a small rock cave.

Last weekend that dream became reality for some adventurous children on a family holiday at Murchison House Station. As youngsters, we all had the fantasy of discovering, in a remote location, a hidden treasure.

Boito Shotgun Serial Numbers