The media fed the wave of emotion after the Port Arthur Massacre. John Howard and Rebecca Peters had the plan in place, waiting for a suitable trigger.
Australian Gun Culture Part 22: More Amnesty Treasures
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Australian Gun Culture Part 21: Small Shop and Improvised Firearms
With the extreme restrictions put in Australian firearms law in 1996, those seeking firearms illegally have many avenues of obtaining them.
Australian Gun Culture Part 20: Abuse Leads to Gun Law Reform
When I arrived in Australia, one of the first stories was about how the so called “sensible gun laws” were not so “sensible” for people in rural Australia.
Australian Gun Culture Part 19: Warwick Firearms
At the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) Shot Show in Brisbane, Australia, the Warwick Firearms booth was just inside the entrance.
Australian Gun Culture Part 18: Queensland Cattle Station Shooter
While attending the SSAA Shot Show in Brisbane, Australia, I met a shooter who related his experiences on a cattle station in northern Queensland.
Australian Gun Culture Part 17: SSAA Shot Show in Brisbane, Queensland
The SSAA (Sporting Shooters Association of Australia) has a Australian Shot Show in Brisbane, Queensland on 26-27 August, 2017.
Australian Gun Culture Part 16: “Non-Firearm” Antiques
At an antique show in New South Wales, these 1850 era pocket pistols were for sale. The concept of small concealable pistols started as early as the 1700’s.
Australian Gun Culture Part 15: Prohibited Weapons in Australia
I became aware of an administrative procedure where the state police can find a person unfit to possess either firearms, firearms parts.
Australia Gun Culture Part 14: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Extremely restrictive firearms laws were imposed on the Australian population in 1996, after the horrific Port Arthur Massacre.
Australian Gun Culture Part 13: Maxim Memorial, Ben Hall Wall
It started as a war memorial for the Great War of 1914 to 1918, World War II and Vietnam were added later. The names of the dead are reverently listed.
Australian Gun Culture Part 12: Amnesty of 2017 Halfway Through
Australia is undergoing a gun “amnesty”, the first general one since 1996, when some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world were imposed.
Australian Gun Culture Part 11: Technological Response to Gun Legislation
When the Australian government passed its restrictive gun law scheme in 1996, it did not anticipate the technological innovations that would be promoted.
Australia Gun Culture (Part 10): How to Shoot Kangaroos in Australia
Rabbits, cats, feral dogs, feral horses, feral donkeys, feral pigs, feral goats, foxes, camels, wild cattle, and water buffalo can be taken.
Australian Gun Culture (Part 9): Quirindi Sporting Clay Target Club
On Sunday morning, July 23, 2017, Roy Eykamp, Jr. invited me to the Quirindi Sporting Clay Target club. The club is located 20 some kilometers out of town.
Australia Gun Culture Part 8: Brucellosis Risk for Pig Hunters and Dogs
Feral pigs in Australia are a serious pest. They destroy habitat and native species, and inflict large amounts of damage on crops.
Book Review: “Oh What Have I Done” 266 pages, Amazon
It was a crude pistol made from a barrel he salvaged, fired with a hand held hammer, strong rubber bands cut from inner-tubes and a breechblock.
Australia Gun Culture (Part 7): The Feral Predator Problem
Australia has a feral predator problem. Feral dogs and dingo/feral mixtures kill large numbers of lambs and calves. They predate on native species.
Australia Gun Culture, Ownership Increases in NSW and Australia: Part 6
In the above chart, the numbers are unclear. Is it 14,542 registered guns, or licensed gun owners in Tamworth, NSW, Australia?
Australian Government Use Dakota Arms as Amnesty Example – Part 5
I was seated in the Eykamp farm kitchen in NSW, Australia when Donald Eykamp stormed in and shoved a paper in my face.
Australian Gun Culture: “Safe Storage” and Registration: Part Four
The Australian gun law requires two things that are often cited as “common sense” by those without an understanding of everyday gun use.
Australian Gun Culture, Climate of Fear : Part 3
Australian gun owners have good reason to fear strict enforcement of their laws. It is far too easy to violate them, even with all the common sense and good intentions
In Rural Australia, “Sensible Gun Laws” Not So “Sensible”
Shortly after I started traveling into rural Australia, I found people willing to talk to me when they learned I wrote about firearms.
Arrival of a Gun Blogger in Australia
Australia has very strict gun laws. Some would say they are even more restrictive than most of the rest of the world’s countries.
On my Way to Australia, Firearms Amnesty
In a few days, I will be traveling to Australia. My trip will occur during the “Firearms Amnesty” there. I intend to write about Australian amnesty.
Nationwide Firearms Turn-in Not Enough for Australia’s Gun Haters
According to the Australian government, officials hope to capture some of the country’s estimated 260,000 unregistered firearms.
Australian Gun Owner’s Proposed ‘Happy Medium’ Overlooks ‘Shall Not Be Infringed’
He claims “over 95% of gun crime in Australia involves illegally imported guns” and then proposes what he calls “a happy medium” we all should be able to live with.
Australian Gun Smuggling: How Many Guns does Customs Seize Every Day?
Our FOI applications seeking information on how many illegally imported firearms Customs has seized has revealed some interesting information.
3D Printers and Illegal Australian Submachine Guns
An article in the Guardian claimed that 3D printers were used to make parts of illegal Australian submachine guns. 3D printers were not used.
Planning for a More Effective Organisation
If things seem a bit quiet lately, it’s because we’ve been writing up a business plan for the next two years. It’ll take a while to complete but the main work has been done.
Thanks for Your Support at the Election!
It’s obviously too early to draw conclusions from the recent Federal Election but one thing which is clear is the harmony in which our shooting industry pulled together for this election.