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Shooters really are lucky to have a Prime Minister who cares about them in Australia
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Handgun buyback open to club shooters
Sean Parnell, State political correspondent 20Jun03 QLD
THE Howard Government is set to help shooting club members quit the sport by buying back their legal weapons under a significant expansion of Australia's handgun buyback.
The Courier-Mail has learned shooters will be paid for their handguns – legal or illegal – if they agree not to return to the sport for five years.
Justice Minister Chris Ellison said last night laws tightened as part
of the buyback would require sporting shooters to take part in at least six club-organised events each year, and four additional events for each different type of handgun they owned.
"The Prime Minister has proposed that sporting shooters who do not believe that they will be able to meet the minimum participation requirements . . . will be eligible to receive compensation if they choose to surrender all their handguns, even if those handguns are not prohibited," Senator Ellison said.
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A generous government doing us another favour.....?
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Handgun buyback open to club shooters
Sean Parnell, State political correspondent 20Jun03 QLD
THE Howard Government is set to help shooting club members quit the sport by buying back their legal weapons under a significant expansion of Australia's handgun buyback.
The Courier-Mail has learned shooters will be paid for their handguns – legal or illegal – if they agree not to return to the sport for five years.
Justice Minister Chris Ellison said last night laws tightened as part
of the buyback would require sporting shooters to take part in at least six club-organised events each year, and four additional events for each different type of handgun they owned.
"The Prime Minister has proposed that sporting shooters who do not believe that they will be able to meet the minimum participation requirements . . . will be eligible to receive compensation if they choose to surrender all their handguns, even if those handguns are not prohibited," Senator Ellison said.
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A generous government doing us another favour.....?