A recent case before Dunedin District Court shows the law treats licenced and responsible firearm owners worse than criminals, says the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO). This week Gary Pani Amoroa avoided prison for a raft of drug and illegal .
Drug dealer who stashed gun by kids bed avoids prison after surprise help
Drug dealer who stashed gun by kids bed avoids prison after surprise help
The judge spared Gary Amoroa prison. (Photo / File)
Drug dealer who stashed gun by kids bed avoids prison after surprise help Wed, 26 May 2021, 7:32AM
A father of two who was found with a loaded sawn-off shotgun stashed beside his child s bed has avoided imprisonment with help from an unlikely source.
Gary Pani Amoroa, 32, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday on a variety of drugs and weapons charges but before he could be sentenced his mother-in-law spoke passionately in his defence.