Ghosthunter Torrance

Maybe it is, but gun crime in this country is as rampant as ever, and getting worse !! No we may not have as much as the USA or other countries, but the fact remains that our gun laws only prevent the honest users from owning.. Getting a permit is no longer that easy and the cost can be huge. Now we have to join a registered gun club and attend for several weeks before we can even apply. Then you have the safety courses (which I believe are a good thing) a then the security checks, then you have to comply with Gun safes and installing extra security in the building the weapons are to be stored in etc etc etc. All this costs money. Every time we deal with a government office you pay for it. The security check costs $340 AUD which is about the same in American dollars. My reasoning for sighting Cars and Aircraft was to show just how fixated governments can be. Why not create an environment that encouraged safe and legal use rather then simply making it so hard to attain a permit that most give up.. I dont play golf or build model train sets, I like to shoot and I drive Rally cars, and why would we in Australia only require bolt action weapons..? Ever taken a shot at a Large Male Red Roo.? This is an animal that stands around 6ft to 8 ft tall. Is solid muscle and has the ability to tear a person in two, a good single shot from a bolt action may put it down, but usually it does not. We don't need full auto, but semi would be nice!!

Well Guys, As I live in a country where the only people allowed to have anything bigger then a .38 is the cops (unless you happen to be a crim - which I am not) I find this thread very interesting.. Maybe I should try and talk myself into moving out of Australia and over the pond.. What does piss me off is when some idiot goes troppo and kills 13 people with (what where then) freely available firearms, they ban publicly held weapons. If some idiot decides to blow up an aircraft, why not ban aircraft.. Where I live, another human (who should be beaten with a large piece of construction machinery) plowed his car into a bus queue and killed seven including two children, and yet the motor car has not been banned.!!! Why is it that those who are responsable with firearms, respect the law, respect everyone else and use firearms for mainly sport or relaxation, are the ones who miss out..? Like understanding females, I believe that question is unanswerable..