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Thread: Very interesting debate on Austrialian Firearm laws (or lack of debate)

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    Very interesting debate on Austrialian Firearm laws (or lack of debate)

    Some very good points raised I gotta say. They even have an open comments section so feel free to educate my Australian brethren haha.

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    Check out this bit of awesome from the other side of the debate.

    https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/austr...after-massacre

    Apparently everyone is in danger because licensed gun owners can own more than one firearm and unlicensed people are allowed to shoot under supervision at gun clubs.

    Another interesting note is that all the guns destroyed in the great australian gun buy back have since been replaced by new firearms thereby bringing the total number to what it was before Howard did his thing.

    It's amost like the achieve nothing positive.

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    Feel bad for our Ausbros, sure are shackled with some ridiculous bullshit.
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    The gun lobby what us to have to complete a new police check for any firearm we purchase even after being deemed a fit and proper person

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    Still don't understand why they didn't have an inquest. They missed a vital opportunity to evaluate emergency response times, training effectiveness etc. Its just not the same if the powers that be can hide some of the facts that might blemish themselves. Easier to assume gun owner persecution will equal public safety.

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    Just see there's been a shooting in Sidney guess there gun laws not working ah!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ackley View Post
    The gun lobby what us to have to complete a new police check for any firearm we purchase even after being deemed a fit and proper person
    Dodgy Aussies huh
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ackley View Post
    The gun lobby what us to have to complete a new police check for any firearm we purchase even after being deemed a fit and proper person
    Fit & proper Australian? Seems like a bit of an oxymoron to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stretch View Post
    Fit & proper Australian? Seems like a bit of an oxymoron to me.

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    Well your lot think this Aussie to be "Fit and Proper", hmm seams that the morons are on both sides of the ditch

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    Firearms do not shoot people...
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    Quote Originally Posted by EeeBees View Post
    Firearms do not shoot people...
    Right on Eeebees. I need to introduce you to my bunny loving, tree hugging, trendy lefty father in law. He reckons firearms are an evil to be purged from society........ I take great delight in greeting him at the door with shotgun in hand and having a mass cleaning whenever he comes.
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    Looks like the guy shot in Sydney was retaliation for someone shot 2 weeks ago. Tighter gun laws are sure to fix the problem!

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    Its interesting that they make a big deal of this when that same weekend 9 people died on the roads in australia and they didnt go hard out banning cars

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlhurley View Post
    Its interesting that they make a big deal of this when that same weekend 9 people died on the roads in australia and they didnt go hard out banning cars
    Comparing firearms to vehicles is a very flawed argument.
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    Absolutely agree. Does nothing but create a large circle jerk.

 

 

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