Just to clarify. The government outlawed semi automatic firearms. Not all guns.
A friend of mine had a .22 semi-automatic rifle. The government bought it off him as part of the "buy back scheme" implemented after the Port Arthur shooting. He used the money to buy a more powerful .22 magnum bolt action rifle. If you want, you can still get a gun. Just not one that shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger. Dave On 8/17/05, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This one time, at band camp, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In my country, they used the actions of a somewhat deranged person with a > > hunting rifle to put in place a completely useless firearms registry program > > which has cost billions of dollars and done very little if anything towards > > what it was designed to do. > > A similar incedent gave rise the current firearm restrictions here in .au > Some deranged fellow in a cafe wiped out bunch of people and this was the > basis for the restrictions. Of course, the weapon/s used by this fellow > were already illegal, but nobody seemed to care much. > > So, now in .au we have an unarmed populace that really can never hope > to usurp authority from the govt of the day, regardless of how tyranical > they may become. > > I recall some time ago an American friend telling me 'Citizens have guns, > subjects do not' and I thought that a little right wing.. Now I am not > so sure. > > Kevin > > -- > "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. > Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." > >
