Honestly? Yes and No.
Yes because I liked being able to walk into my local firearms dealer and pick up a Mini 14 or SKK or FAL.
No because I have seen enough of the general public to know that 99.999999% of them cannot be trusted with a firearm, and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near one if you value the safety of yourself, your loved ones and your property.
Most of the shooting I did was while employed by the Dept of Primary Industries on pest erradication programmes, so a lot of it was shooting at 10, 20,30 animals in a mob, from a hovering hellicopter, in that situation, a semi auto was a big plus, but I agree that for hunting purposes, if you need thirty rounds, you shouldn't be carrying a weapon.
I have a Lee Enfield jungle carbine in my gun cabinet, along with a double barrel 12 guage and an old .410, any of which are more than enough to scare the ****e out of your average home invader/burglar, and if it doesnt scare them, they are capable home defence weapons, if not ideal.
The thing is, all guns arent banned, just semi auto ones and pump action shotties, and private ownership of handguns is pretty much a matter of leave them at the club these days, but we are allowed to have guns.
So to answer your Q, yes, it makes it that I cannot legally own the firearms I most enjoy using, and no because even most of my mates, I wouldn't trust with a gun, so knowing Johnny Public is less likely to get his hands on a gun when he wants to go postal is actually quite a relief.
