Comments on: Greens Call for Semi Auto Handgun Ban after Dee Why Shooting

By: adam

adam — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:55:39 +0000

100% Grahame! I Laughed my head off at the photo in the paper of the stupid duck protester, who covered his/her face with lipstick (or similar), claiming they had been hit by 10 shotgun pellets! Says a lot for the newspaper photographer, lipstick looks like blood don’t it? Classic
‘never let the truth get in the way of a good story’ Is there motto!

By: grahame berry

grahame berry — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:37:49 +0000

What a tragedy the media survives on B/S – and who better to dish it up than Ms Rhianon. If she was capable of informed/objective debate and was able to overcome her prejudices and for ONCE in her political life LISTEN to reality, she may learn that private ownership as a source of illegaly used firearms, comes in at about FOURTH after armed services, police and smuggling. But those are inconvenient facts – and one should never allow FACTS to get in the way of a good story!!! – old journalists maxim!!!
But then you guys know this, i am preaching to the converted, aren’t I.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:21:36 +0000

Apart from the guards and their firearms being legally registerd users/weapons. This story becomes even more interesting when you find out the nasty ‘illegal’ weapons where actually signed out from the same armoured car company’s armoury, by the culprit who managed to flee. Later picked up and found to be an active employee of the armoured car company.

So as we have seen over the last 15-20 years, how is taking the legal weapon out of legitimate sporting shooters and hunters going to reduce crime, when the weapons being used for violence are either illegally imported / unregistered weapons and/or weapons being stolen from these “trustworthy” private security companies ?

By: Stuart Mckay

Stuart Mckay — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:03:08 +0000

Here here, well said Keith, I wonder if the Greens would be interested in geting some figures of the amount of gun crime commited by licenced registered gun owners? My guess is they have but would not want the public to know that it is stuff all!

By: Cruisey

Cruisey — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:52:50 +0000

Well said Keith, & I would also urge anyone who has an interest in doing so, to go ahead & get your handgun license.
Yes, there is a lot involved in doing that, but it isn’t that hard…..
The more of us that participate in the sport, the bigger voice we will have, especially at times like this.