"Having disarmed its citizens of lawfully owned firearms, the government of Australia has now passed the Defense Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 (Aid to Civilian Authorities) which gives the Australian army the authority to use "reasonable and necessary force" to suppress civilian unrest. The definition of "reasonable and necessary force," it goes without saying, is left up to the government."
"The bill grants the army authority to enter buildings without a warrant, cordon off areas, erect barricades and stop vehicles to search them without a warrant. The bill specifically authorized the army to use lethal force against civilians when there are "reasonable ground," a condition that the government decides."
"It has now been three years since Australia outlawed semi auto shotguns and rifles, Since that time over 650,000 firearms banned by the government has been rounded up and destroyed. But is Australia any safer? Homicides have increase 3.2%, assaults have jumped 8.6%, and burglaries have skyrocketed to 44%."
But is Australia any safer? Homicides have increase 3.2%, assaults have jumped 8.6%, and burglaries have skyrocketed to 44%."
Thanks for those Stats.It's amazing how difficult it is for this P.M. to deal with facts such as these.