Chinese generals are laughing.
A decade or so ago, the Aussies destroyed tens of thousands of Enfields and FALs, rather than saving them for a rainy day.
Related: “The Kiwi is low-hanging fruit.”
https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/bracken-switzerland-america-and-new-zealand-the-kiwi-is-low-hanging-fruit/#comments
Yes.
There are lots of real Australians out there.
But when your total population is only 25 million, and only 5% are familiar with guns...
Obama should have been a sign to the Aussies to start seriously considering their own security.
If I were an Aussie government official, I would be looking at nukes...
Copying the Swiss model would be a good start as well.
Those SLRs in war reserve came this/close to being sold for parts kits in the States. 28,000 gone, save for a few hundred that labored on another decade as Parks & Wildlife feral game cullers.
Oh well, at least we got all that fine war-reserve ammo and all the SLR parts out of the Lithgow factory....