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Australian Police Confiscate Pastafarian Man's Guns Because He Posed For His ID Wearing A Colander:

posted by janrinok on Thursday June 26 2014, @08:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the in-a-lighter-vein dept.

AnonTechie writes:

The next story comes from Australia, where a self-described pastafarian went about mocking the rules set up for firearm ID pictures by wearing a colander on his head. Guy Albon convinced the photographer that he was a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster so that he could wear the colander - a symbol of the satirical religious movement whose members refer to themselves as Pastafarians. The 30-year-old said he exploited a law that allows headgear to be worn in photos.

'The law stipulates you can have something on your head,' he said. 'You have to have your entire face uncovered and if the headgear is being worn it has to have some religious significance. I thought 'I've got this one in the bag - it was an absolute scream.'

Officers came to his home, where they seized two handguns and two rifles and ordered him to see a psychiatrist. According to Mr Albon, the psychiatrist immediately declared him as sane and 'laughed it off'.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by khallow on Thursday June 26 2014, @11:23PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 26 2014, @11:23PM (#60638) Journal

    And why was there a reason to be concerned?
     
     

    with mass shootings seeming to increase (let's not debate it now)

    You don't get off that easy. There is no "seeming to increase", particularly in Australia.

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  • (Score: 2) by strattitarius on Friday June 27 2014, @02:33PM

    by strattitarius (3191) on Friday June 27 2014, @02:33PM (#60870) Journal
    That's correct. It was the 80's and 90's for you guys (according to your source) and it looks like you also have some very tough gun regulations according to other posters here. Still the once-a-year shootings from 20 years ago are still affecting you, which is probably normal and good.
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    • (Score: 2) by khallow on Saturday June 28 2014, @02:49AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 28 2014, @02:49AM (#61231) Journal

      I just ask that you hesitate the next time you want to use the words "let's not debate it now". You have a contrarian audience.