Almond grower loses gun licence after threats to burn biosecurity officers
A Riverland man who threatened to burn PIRSA officers who drove onto his property to inspect almond trees for fruit fly has lost a bid to reinstate his gun licence.
An almond farmer in South Australia has lost his gun licence following threats against biosecurity officers who visited his property to inspect for fruit fly. Police had previously seized his firearms, which were found to be inadequately secured. The South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled that cancelling the man's firearms licence was the correct and preferable decision, as he was found not to be a fit and proper person to hold a firearms licence. The threat of burning the officers alive in their vehicle was deemed a clear case of violence.
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