Posted on 02/21/2019 2:11:44 AM PST by naturalman1975
Famous outback whip maker Mick Denigan has walked free from court after a jury decided he was justified in shooting a man who confronted him with an axe on his property.
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He supplied the stock whips for Baz Luhrmann’s film Australia and Bill Gates, Prince Philip and George W Bush have been given one of his whips. When asked outside court what he would do now, he laughed and said: “Me? I’m going to go and make some whips hey.”...
On the day of the shooting, he had a falling out with 19-year-old Chantelle Holden with whom he been having a sexual relationship after splitting from his wife.
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Text messages were exchanged between Mr Denigan and Ms Holden and her twin sister Danielle.
The sisters were with a group of people drinking when insulting messages were sent from Danielle Holden’s phone to Mr Denigan - which she told the court Mr McIntyre sent - offering to perform homosexual sex acts on him. Mr McIntyre, Ms Holden’s brother Michael Holden and driver William Allen - the only sober one - then drove in the rain to confront Mr Denigan on his property, which they said was because they were worried for Chantelle Holden’s welfare. Mr McIntyre admitted to having an axe but said that was to protect him from any dogs and he was intending to have a quiet conversation with Mr Denigan. Denigan was making whips when the car arrived and told police he feared for his life when he shot Mr McIntyre in the leg after seeing him walk-up his property unannounced with an axe and two other men.
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Whip, axe, gun is the new paper, scissors, rock game. Homeowner won.
The lesson here is:
Don’t walk onto another’s property unannounced and uninvited while carrying a weapon.
L
Tell me more about these twin sisters.
(Variant of, couldn't he just shoot the gun out of the guy's hand?
Like they do on TV...)
Australia confiscated guns a couple of years ago so how did he happen to have one? Though not guilty of murder, could the authorities still charge him with possession of a firearm?
Because they didn’t confiscate ALL guns.
Semi-autos and pistols, but bolt-action long rifles can sill be owned, but registered. I believe some revolvers also.
And if you have to do so, don’t make it an outback whip maker’s property.
Just went to his web store. He does pretty good work.
https://www.mickswhips.com.au
$1.00 AUS = $0.71 USA
His prices are pretty reasonable. Shipping might be a bit steep.
Yep.
I’d love to get ahold of some kangaroo leather and try plaiting a good 10’ bullwhip. I’ve made a couple of cowhide ones a little over ten years ago. Takes a bit of patience.
I guess Australians haven't completely lost that pioneer spirit!
Give up your guns and now your the criminal, if you waited about 3 hours the cops would have come to save you
When seconds count the cops are minutes away.
As it should be.
Not if it's a legal firearm and he has a licence, and it's registered.
Australia does have some strict gun control laws but it's fairly easy to own non semi-automatic long arms. Owning semi-automatics or hand guns is a little harder. Owning automatics or high calibre/high capacity hand guns is possible, but difficult unless you have a particular work related reason to do so.
The extent of Australian gun control has often been exaggerated overseas into some idea that all guns have been banned. In fact, there are millions of firearms still legally held in private hands and somewhere over a million people with gun licences (about 10% of the adult population).
A bit more than that, but it's complicated (way too complicated).
On a basic A/B licence you can own non semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, and most people can easily get an A/B licence as long as they don't have a criminal record. Getting a C licence allows you to own low-capacity semi-automatic long arms, and a H licence allows access to a pretty wide variety of handguns, and both of those are fairly easy to get as well.
Anything automatic or most semi-automatics that are considered 'military style', or with high capacity magazines require a D licence and that is pretty hard to get. And handguns over .45 calibre, or with a large magazine, or with a short barrel length (so they are considered too easy to conceal) require a specialist licence as well, and that's very difficult to get unless you can demonstrate a specific need for it.
They’re special if they both “participate”. LOL
That’s not an Axe, this is a Gun.
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