FIENDS TARGET AUSSIES

New York Post ^ | July 25, 2004 | ALY SUJO

[KangarooJacqui]

No. We (...well, you know) as well as anyone on the planet. But if the fight's brought to us, we're not ones to run away.

[lainde]

bttt

[RaceBannon]

You know nothing of Australia, mate.

Them's some hard drinking, hard fighting men and women, and you best not piss them off.

[RaceBannon]

Enlighten me, sir. What exactly is your problem?

He's a pommy

[Caipirabob]

Enlighten me, sir. What exactly is your problem?

He might be referring to the Australian goverment having banned firearms. I'm not completely familiar with the current laws down under, but if I recall private citizens were under some large restrictions when it came to owning personal firearms. Generally speaking we could ask the same question if we were discussing the British. We feel that both countries citizens are responsible enough that they should not have any restrictions on the God given right of self defense.

What are the laws in this area?

Anyway, praying for their safety and that of all our brave allies.

[WorkingClassFilth]

I think he's upset by the gun ban down under. That is a pity, but it has no bearing here.

My favorite Aussie story was told to me by a close friend who lived there and in NZ for a couple years. He was in the outback somewhere hitch-hiking. A car pulls up and a couple of rough looking guys get out. There is blood all over the hood (boot). They open the trunk for him to throw his pack in and here is a couple of FNFAL rifles and a boatload of ammo and loose casings.

He aks: " So...what do fella's do for a living?"

The reply: "Anything in the murdering line, mate!"

Turns out they were doing bounty hunting on kangaroos or wallabees or some damn critter. Kind of a tight moment for my homeboy...

[WorkingClassFilth]

I think he's upset by the gun ban down under. That is a pity, but it has no bearing here.

My favorite Aussie story was told to me by a close friend who lived there and in NZ for a couple years. He was in the outback somewhere hitch-hiking. A car pulls up and a couple of rough looking guys get out. There is blood all over the hood (boot). They open the trunk for him to throw his pack in and here is a couple of FNFAL rifles and a boatload of ammo and loose casings.

He aks: " So...what do you fella's do for a living?"

The reply: "Anything in the murdering line, mate!"

Turns out they were doing bounty hunting on kangaroos or wallabees or some damn critter. Kind of a tight moment for my homeboy...

[MadIvan]

I think he's upset by the gun ban down under. That is a pity, but it has no bearing here.

Agreed. So long as Australian troops are working to defend his freedom as well as that of their own country - he can take his disdain and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.

Turns out they were doing bounty hunting on kangaroos or wallabees or some damn critter. Kind of a tight moment for my homeboy...

ROFL!

Regards, Ivan

[mtbopfuyn]

Time to round up some Al Jazeera (aka Johnny Jihad on the Spot or Film at 11) and present them with an offer they can't refuse.

[KangarooJacqui]

I thought you guys called them "Limeys"... LOL

But thanks for the enlightenment. Says it all, really.

[KangarooJacqui]

The Australian government did not "ban firearms", per se. What happened is that, after the worst massacre of innocent civilians ever to happen at the hands of a single gunman (certainly in Australia, and I think in the world - at that point - there may be worse cases now) back in 1996, strict controls were put on the ownership and use of guns.

I could post links, but I am too tired to search for them right now (it's nearly midnight Sunday here). Try Googling for "Port Arthur massacre" (April 1996, IIRC), "Australian firearms laws" and so on.

Australia is not America - YET. I, for one (aged 31), have never been "up close and personal" with a firearm, and I daresay most of my suburban friends would say the same. Guns do not hold the same place in the Australian psyche, even amongst conservatives, as they do in the USA. Different countries, different customs. I daresay it's different in the "outback", but such a small proportion of Australians live there (we are one of the most urbanised nations on earth, FYI, despite the myth of Crocodile Dundee et al) that to the vast majority of Australians, the change in the gun laws didn't mean much at all.

[BlazingArizona]

Your ignorance is appalling ... the Aussies have a very viable and potent military ... they also have a "kick ass" attitude to go along with it.

What he's talking about is that this attitude does not carry over into personal defense. Australia, despite the pride and prowess of its military, seems to be sliding into the same pit as Britain, where not only are guns illegal but so is self-defense with any weapon.

[American Infidel]

So what are the Aussies going to do? Throw rocks at them?
Your ignorance is appalling ... the Aussies have a very viable and potent military ... they also have a "kick ass" attitude to go along with it.

I think what the poster is getting at, is the fact that the Australian government has basically disarmed its citizens and left them 'sitting ducks' for criminals and terrorists to prey upon.

[KangarooJacqui]

Okay then. You're gonna play low, so can I. Where were the Americans with firearms on 9/11? Huh?

Make some sense, whydontcha, before posting... please.

[KangarooJacqui]

Australia, despite the pride and prowess of its military, seems to be sliding into the same pit as Britain, where not only are guns illegal but so is self-defense with any weapon.

How many trips to Australia have you made, then, since 1996? And if any, for how long? Hmmmmm? I'd like to know.

Just as I don't comment on countries I know little or nothing about, I ask you to show Australia the same courtesy.

[ridesthemiles]

Australia is well armed

Not their citizens---- Mandatory turning in of personal guns a few short years ago. While many are buried in back yards, not enough, IMO.

[KangarooJacqui]

While many are buried in back yards, not enough, IMO.

Many of us were not armed to begin with, and were quite content that way.

Just what is it with this "arming of the masses" thing? Look at how badly it's turned out in places like the Solomon Islands and Iraq, just for example...

And there's plenty of people I know personally whom I'm glad don't have guns...

JMHO

FReegards, KaJac

[MadIvan]

Jacqui is right - Americans are operating under the assumption that firearms are essential to freedom because it was men with private arms who formed the basis of the revolutionary army. Freedom in the American experience, thus comes from the barrel of a gun.

However this model is part of American history - and there is not necessarily a clear extrapolation to other countries. Nor is there a clear extrapolation to modernity - to be honest, citizens with private arms are going to be no match for the coercive power of the state these days. There is certainly a role for firearms in crime prevention - but a lack of firearms does not necessarily equal a lack of freedom.

Regards, Ivan

[Mark17]

I salute you and yours, and thankyou for your alliance with my country.

I met a bunch of them, based out of Vug Tau, Vietnam, when I was over there. They invited me to visit them in Sydney. I did. I spent 2 weeks in Sydney. I had a great time.

[BlazingArizona]

How many trips to Australia have you made, then, since 1996? And if any, for how long? Hmmmmm? I'd like to know.

I have friends near Brisbane. I'm not claiming that the situation is as bad as Britain yet, just that the gun ban has people concerned that it where things are headed.