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| Ed Chenel
Posted on 08/26/2002 7:32:39 AM PDT by ABC123
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posted on
08/26/2002 7:32:39 AM PDT
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ABC123
To: ABC123
Why do Australians oil their lawns....?
To prevent their guns from rusting
To: ABC123
Do-gooders and the law of unintended consequences.
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posted on
08/26/2002 7:49:03 AM PDT
by
AdA$tra
To: spokeshave; dd5339
LOL!
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posted on
08/26/2002 7:52:44 AM PDT
by
Vic3O3
To: spokeshave; dd5339
LOL!
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posted on
08/26/2002 7:53:45 AM PDT
by
Vic3O3
To: ABC123
In the words of Charleton Heston"They Can Have My Gun When They Pry It From My Cold,Dead Fingers"!
To: All
Don't bust a gut laughing too hard! It could happen here, if we fail to take the threat seriously. At the moment complacency is our biggest enemy!!
To: spokeshave
ROFLOL
To: ABC123
Those on this site who have expressed a migratory interest in Australia should look at this article as a kind of wakeup call.
Australian government has slid so far to the left that they are probably one of the most socialist governments on the planet.
Of course they can find solace in their beer. Some are indeed crying in theirs.
To: ABC123
What is being done to reverse these laws and give Australia a second ammendment. Surely there must be outrage to this. Is the entire country brainwashed, or is the government controlled by a mob?
To: Destructor
It could happen here, if we fail to take the threat seriously. At the moment complacency is our biggest enemy!!How true. MOLON LABE!
To: ABC123
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/australiaguns.html
Check the difference for yourself.
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posted on
08/26/2002 11:42:29 AM PDT
by
B4Ranch
To: Destructor
Check the site on #12 and see if this guy is just pushing the numbers. I'm a pro 2nd Amendment as anyone you'll ever find but I wonder which story is the truth.
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posted on
08/26/2002 11:46:08 AM PDT
by
B4Ranch
To: B4Ranch
Thanks B4, I always thought this was a bogus e-mail.
Regardless, we need to defend our right to keep and bear arms.
To: B4Ranch
Hard to say Rancher! The government officials of Australia have engaged in their share of "book cooking," so who knows? Personally, I'm inclined to believe that Gun Control is not an effective crime fighting tactic. In fact, crime usually rises, once criminals no longer have to worry about victims being able to defend themselves!
In my opinion, that just seems like common sense. I understand that you don't want our side perpetuating erroneous information, because that undermines our credibility. However, I wouldn't take the other side's bilge as gospel, either!
To: Destructor
Our thinking coincides quite well. Stay armed and self protected.
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posted on
08/26/2002 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
To: ABC123
"DON'T BE A MEMBER OF THE SILENT MAJORITY AND LET THE VOCAL MINORITY LET THIS HAPPEN IN THE U.S."
That bears repeating especially since only 5% of all gun owners belong to a pro-gun group. The rest of the gun owners are Freedom Freeloaders, a term created by the NRA.
To: elcaudillo
..Australian government has slid so far to the left that they are probably one of the most socialist governments on the planet...Pigeon pucks.
We have a soft right government which is well to the right of, say, California. Cheers, By.
To: Byron_the_Aussie
"We have a soft right government which is well to the right of, say, California. Cheers, By."
Then how in the hell do you explain the politicos passing such a law?
To: B4Ranch
....it has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars....The figures sound correct but the gun buyback was in 1997. Note that the 'personal firearms' were semi-auto rifles and shotguns, plus pump action shotguns. The subsequent jump in crime figures also sound correct although they were released last year, meaning the buyback and crime stats figures have been spliced together. But they still sound accurate. Matter of fact the crime stats are actually more damning than these because gun-related crimes such as home invasion (which have increased dramatically since the gun laws) are often not reported due to the victims' fear of payback. Regards, By.
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