Wheels 'n' Guns
Member
The Australian Institute of Criminology recently released their Report #46, "Homicide in Australia, 2001-2002", which shows that Murder went up by 20% for the last (fiscal) year. This was a dramatic and frightening aspect to consider about living in Australia. Strangely, none of the major Media outlets ran this information! (You can get it from: www.aic.gov.au)
Multiple Murders increased, Knife Murders increased. Instruments used included "brute force" (fists and choking) and "blunt objects" ( cricket bats, bricks, etc.), while multiple murderers used motor car exhaust, pillows, matches, etc.
With the Australian Prime Minister such a fanatical Firearms Hater, why haven't we heard him claim that these latest figures are "..a Victory for My Gun Laws"?? Isn't it the P.M.'s twisted logic that it is unacceptable for a person to be killed by a gun, but apparently of little concern that people are being killed in greater numbers, by knives, bricks and cricket bats?
An interesting point is that 52 people were murdered by firearms, which is about average, for past 10years!
Prime Minister John Howard promised us "a safer Australia", if we all handed in our semi-auto .22s and shotguns.
That's why Law Abiding Firearms Owners had to hand in 600.000 harmless rabbit rifles and fox guns, and why Police now put maximum effort into harassing Firearms Owners, for minor breaches of ever-complicated laws, while the REAL CRIMINALS, Mentally Disturbed and Drug Dealers, apparently get an easy run? ("Not enough resources", claim the Police Unions)
We are about to be faced with another round of gun buy-backs, (estimated cost to taxpayers, $250,000); this time it's Registered Handguns, to be forcibly removed from Licenced Sports Shooters,( which had been shown by all studies to be of no danger to anyone!). Since the real problems in Australian Society, such as drugs, unemployment, family breakdowns, poor education, violent Films and Computer games, remain ignored, let's place our bets now, on yet another dramatic and frightening increase in murders next year.
Following the Prime Minister's directive each State has to now prepare their own laws, since Firearms are a State responsibility.
Perhaps some of you would like to address your comments to the NSW (State) Police Minister, John Watkins on [email protected]
Of course, refer to above data, but keep in mind that Australian's do not have a "right to bear arms" like in USA!
Interestingly, Prime Minister Howard is about to visit President Bush on his ranch, so I hope George W. takes little johnny out to shoot some "dangerous high-powered semi-automatic Handguns" like anything shorter barrel than 120mm or over .38cal.!!! (..that is, as the new laws proscribe..)
Regards,
Peter Whelan
President
Gun Owners Liberation Front
Sydney
Australia
Multiple Murders increased, Knife Murders increased. Instruments used included "brute force" (fists and choking) and "blunt objects" ( cricket bats, bricks, etc.), while multiple murderers used motor car exhaust, pillows, matches, etc.
With the Australian Prime Minister such a fanatical Firearms Hater, why haven't we heard him claim that these latest figures are "..a Victory for My Gun Laws"?? Isn't it the P.M.'s twisted logic that it is unacceptable for a person to be killed by a gun, but apparently of little concern that people are being killed in greater numbers, by knives, bricks and cricket bats?
An interesting point is that 52 people were murdered by firearms, which is about average, for past 10years!
Prime Minister John Howard promised us "a safer Australia", if we all handed in our semi-auto .22s and shotguns.
That's why Law Abiding Firearms Owners had to hand in 600.000 harmless rabbit rifles and fox guns, and why Police now put maximum effort into harassing Firearms Owners, for minor breaches of ever-complicated laws, while the REAL CRIMINALS, Mentally Disturbed and Drug Dealers, apparently get an easy run? ("Not enough resources", claim the Police Unions)
We are about to be faced with another round of gun buy-backs, (estimated cost to taxpayers, $250,000); this time it's Registered Handguns, to be forcibly removed from Licenced Sports Shooters,( which had been shown by all studies to be of no danger to anyone!). Since the real problems in Australian Society, such as drugs, unemployment, family breakdowns, poor education, violent Films and Computer games, remain ignored, let's place our bets now, on yet another dramatic and frightening increase in murders next year.
Following the Prime Minister's directive each State has to now prepare their own laws, since Firearms are a State responsibility.
Perhaps some of you would like to address your comments to the NSW (State) Police Minister, John Watkins on [email protected]
Of course, refer to above data, but keep in mind that Australian's do not have a "right to bear arms" like in USA!
Interestingly, Prime Minister Howard is about to visit President Bush on his ranch, so I hope George W. takes little johnny out to shoot some "dangerous high-powered semi-automatic Handguns" like anything shorter barrel than 120mm or over .38cal.!!! (..that is, as the new laws proscribe..)
Regards,
Peter Whelan
President
Gun Owners Liberation Front
Sydney
Australia