Bruce in West Oz
New member
For those who think giving up a few rights to get the antis off your back is worth it, try learning from us in Australia.
In 1996, our government introduced some of the most restrictive gun laws in the free world, banning, among other things, all semi-autos (including .22 rimfire) as well as pump action shotguns, and introducing strict storage requirements (steel cabinets), widened police search and entry powers, requiring applicants for a firearms licence to show both "reason" and "need" for the firearm, and a 28-day "cool-off" period.
Fair enough? Not according to the Coalition for Gun Control:
"We have a handgun problem in Australia on two fronts. Firstly, semi-automatic and self-loading handguns are still available in Australia. They pose a great risk.
Secondly, these guns are frequently stolen, fuelling their availability for those people who have no respect for the law ....
Every illegal gun starts its life as a legal one ....
Our position is that semi-automatic and self-loading handguns (including revolvers) have the same propensity to do harm as semi-automatic and self-loading rifles and must be banned in Australia ... just as rifles are--other than for use by police ...
The Federal government should consider a buy-back scheme to compensate the owners of handguns affected by the changes. Any such scheme ought to conclude after the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000."1
See? They never have enough "control".
Bruce
1. Source: Australian Shooters Journal, May 1999, p. 9
In 1996, our government introduced some of the most restrictive gun laws in the free world, banning, among other things, all semi-autos (including .22 rimfire) as well as pump action shotguns, and introducing strict storage requirements (steel cabinets), widened police search and entry powers, requiring applicants for a firearms licence to show both "reason" and "need" for the firearm, and a 28-day "cool-off" period.
Fair enough? Not according to the Coalition for Gun Control:
"We have a handgun problem in Australia on two fronts. Firstly, semi-automatic and self-loading handguns are still available in Australia. They pose a great risk.
Secondly, these guns are frequently stolen, fuelling their availability for those people who have no respect for the law ....
Every illegal gun starts its life as a legal one ....
Our position is that semi-automatic and self-loading handguns (including revolvers) have the same propensity to do harm as semi-automatic and self-loading rifles and must be banned in Australia ... just as rifles are--other than for use by police ...
The Federal government should consider a buy-back scheme to compensate the owners of handguns affected by the changes. Any such scheme ought to conclude after the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000."1
See? They never have enough "control".
Bruce
1. Source: Australian Shooters Journal, May 1999, p. 9