Lake Clifton wildlife carer kept gun handy for intruders
A Lake Clifton wildlife carer who left a loaded rifle within easy reach in case of intruders was slapped with a fine last Tuesday.
Patricia June Brown pleaded guilty at Mandurah Magistrates Court to a charge of failing to take reasonable precautions to ensure the safekeeping of a firearm.
The maximum penalty for this offence is a $5000 fine.
Police attended Brown's property on April 30 to seize a Remington rifle after her firearms licence was cancelled.
Police prosecutor Snr Const. Jess Anderson told the court officers found the gun with live ammunition loaded in the barrel and 23 ammunition rounds in a bag hanging from a cabinet.
Brown told police she kept it loaded in case people came onto the property.
Duty lawyer Dan Jones said the 84-year-old lived on a substantial property on her own and had a gun licence due to the nature of her work as a wildlife carer.
He said Brown needed to shoot a kangaroo stuck on a fence earlier and stored the gun behind a door for convenience.
Mr Jones applied for a spent conviction as this was Brown's first criminal conviction.
Magistrate Leanne Atkins denied Brown a spent conviction and said it was important for people with firearms licences to comply with the law to the letter.
'You know full well how firearms should be stored,' Ms Atkins said.
Brown was fined $900 and ordered to pay $357 in costs.
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