The evil dad who stalked and shot his two kids was able to start gun training because of a shocking act by a gun registry officer.
“Back then we just did not look into things as closely as we do now,” the NSW Firearms Registry officer said on Tuesday at an inquest investigating the shocking crime.
Edwards killed his children with a legally-owned Glock pistol, one of five guns he had a permit for at the time. This meant when he again wanted a licence in late 2016 there were a number of steps: He had to apply for a special commissioner’s permit before he could undergo safety training at a gun club, and then go on to get a licence.The inquest heard that Edwards had 18 incidents listed on his record in the COPS police database at the time of the check, 15 of them involving either apprehended violence orders, allegations of stalking or assault, or relationship breakdowns.
The headline text she would have scrolled past in the database included “domestic violence — no offence”, “child/young person at risk” and “apprehended violence order — interim” the inquest heard.
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