Posted on 03/01/2006 12:40:25 PM PST by neverdem
I got this in an email yesterday from my buddy who's a Sheriff.
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Here's a thought to warm your hearts... From Ed Chenel, a police officer in Australia.
You got it.
It's our "slavish" love of guns that ultimately keeps us free.
Freedom is slavery indeed.
oh yeah? Well I love my guns SLAVISHLY!
lolol
Technically, you can get a handgun in NYC also, but in reality it is almost impossible to get one, and good luck on trying to get a carry permit if you do get one to own.
I would suspect that is where Australia is at right now and by the sounds of Howard it is going to get tougher to get a gun. Dream on and keep telling yourself that all this stuff are lies.
Does anyone have the URL?
Why do they let this man out of his cell to bother people anyway?
The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent; Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)! In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.
From here
Firearms Restrictions
In 1996, Australia passed sweeping firearms legislation, which now outlaws within Australia the possession of most firearms such as rifles, shotguns and handguns .
Firearms include any implement which fires a projectile-paintball guns, pellet guns, air rifles, etc. It is not impossible to bring your weapon into Australia (but, almost impossible and highly not recommended!). You must first fully and clearly declare your weapon to TMO and Australian Customs (concealing a firearm in household goods or in personal baggage is a very serious offense). Depending upon the weapon, you might be required to obtain a permit to import from Australian authorities. Upon being shipped into Australia, Australian Customs will confiscate your weapon. Pistols will be detained until written permission is granted from the police authorities in your Australian state of residence. Air and gas-operated pistols are prohibited.
You must then pay Queen's Bond (non-reimbursable) to Australian Customs and show that you have a non-criminal record and proper gun safety and training. Additionally, firearms imported are subject to safety testing (fee-for-service). After you pay a bond and fee for safety testing, and recover your weapon from Customs, the use of your weapon will then be restricted solely to registered gun clubs (with high membership dues and fees). Weapon storage requirements in Australia are also very substantial (i.e.: highly secure vaults in residence, and/or storage at a gun club at a fee-for-service; weapon, weapon bolt, ammo, all stored separately; etc.). If you elect to bring weapons against this advice, you are required to follow all applicable Australian laws and regulations, and deal personally with all applicable Australian Federal and State government agencies.
Simply put, best advice: do not plan to bring any firearms to Australia!
Hmm.. Not too gun friendly to me..
My gun isn't evil...but sometimes I am tempted to be.
Dr. Z- I have a tough time biting down on this pill. If I am not mistaken, in Australia the 'Liberal' party is much like conservatives in the US.
Google search 'Rebecca Peters', she is the Aussie behind many international gun-grabs (via the UN) and receives much financial backing from George Soros. Did you receive the last NRA newsletter? It had an excellent article on her.
He's usually a pretty sharp guy.
I wonder who peed in his cornflakes that day?
"Why do they let this man out of his cell to bother people anyway?"
And this is your brain on a certain substance.
That was great. Someone said that he must've had a black belt in "gun fu" :D
Australia's crime rate went up after they banned guns. Bad move.
But the truth is, gun death rates ARE already tiny in Australia—less than 100 firearms homicides yearly for the whole country.
(And that statistic would include accidental shootings and suicides.)
There was some news about a year or so ago that had to do with what you posted. I don't know if it is true or not, but apparently some lady tracked down a rapist and shot his balls off, or otherwise made his apparatus ineffective. As I remember it, the rapist had harmed either her or her daughter and although the Aussies were supposed to have turned in guns, she kept one, and put it to good use.
Amazing, no? Actually, 100 is homicides, the total number (homicides & suicides) was 700 if I'm not mistaken.
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