And the pendulum swings. Amazing how this works- people get caught in this false dichotomy of lib or conservative, and feel the need to react.
Did Howard ever try to restore gun ownership?
Meanwhile, France is going the other way, and the UK may soon follow.
With Sarkozy, France could become Europe's leader and obliterate all those decades of socialist crap.
He could become an example for an effective American president as well.
Hey...if banning,or nearly banning gun ownership works for the Australians than who are we to question it? I wonder if that's the proper way to judge the "worthiness" of an Aussie politician.There are many,many other yardsticks that one could use.
Both major Aust parties are very much in favor of restricting gun ownership. This is another one of the issues which sharply divide urban and regional Australia, and people in the rural regions sometimes feel that their issues are overlooked.
There is a small - but quite respectable - Australian political party “The Shooters Party”, which support responsible gun ownership, hunting, outdoor sports and farmers.
http://www.shootersparty.org.au/
They have been elected to the upper house (Senate) in NSW state. I do not know how they are going in the Federal election yet, because the upper house is slow to count.