Originally posted by Mr Big
I just want to know how a guy with a 66 IQ got a million dollars.
He inherited it from a wealthy lady he was working for and living with.
Laz, I whole heartedly agree that there is something very fishy about the whole Port Arthur thing, I dont know what happened there that day, or who was responsible, but I'm pretty sure it wasnt what we were told by the press.
If my reply in the other thread that provoked all this is indeed plain wrong, I guess I better hand in all these illegal weapons, cancel my bookings at the range for the forseeable future, not bother about the 9 mil at work etc...
You said Australians cant own guns anymore, that is BS, I own several, perfectly legally, I use them for hunting and plinking quite regularly and I carry a concealed handgun for work.
They didnt ban guns, they banned semi-auto and auto long arms....end of story. The laws regulating handguns havent changed one bit, nor have the laws regarding bolt and lever action rifles.
"It is bad and getting much worse for gun owners" How is it getting much worse? Have the citizens of Callifornia been told something about Australian gun laws that the Aussies have yet to hear?
I believe our government is as slimy and corrupt as yours is, no doubt about that.
The thing that baffles me is 'what for?'
Why would the Govt or whoever else set something like this up?
To ride the media fed uproar and ban guns and disarm the Australian people?
That didnt happen, a bolt action .303 can kill just as effectively as an AK47 or M16 can, there are still several million SMLE .303s in private hands in Australia along with a multitude of other brands of high powered bolt action sporting rifles.
They only banned semi and full autos. Why didnt they ban guns period?
Say it was to disarm the people....why?
What realistic scenario could need the disarmament of the people of Australia?
What foriegn(or domestic for that matter) force could realistically hope to occupy Australia and keep their troops fed and in ammo, fuel, water etc?
If it could be done, and a force did occupy Australia, what differance would it make if the 'partisans' or 'resistance' were armed with automatic arms or bolt actions, they are still armed, and in actual fact have a much greater lethal and accurate range.
The vast majority of Australia is wide open, flat, very sparcely vegetated semi arid desert....the kind of place you can see all the way to the horizon 25 miles away.
At 2000 yards plus, given the option, I would rather be shot at by someone with an M16 or AK than someone with a SMLE. or Parker Hale.
If the intended purpose was to drastically reduce the ability of the Australian citizen to defend themselves against organised armed attack, it failed misserably, all it did was ensure accurate aimed shots instead of full auto hosing of the general area.
If indeed it was all a big scare campaign , what was the reason for it? What purpose did it serve? It sure as eggs didnt disarm the Australian people.
