Guns- Educate Me.

[drifter]

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[Elsie]

Has anyone here researched how Jihadist's everywhere think about gun control for a nation's citizens? I bet they're for it. Afterall, they care about keeping citizens safe & alive. Don't they?

 

[Warrigal]

We must frighten the daylights out of the rest of the world. Not because of our military might, but because we're nuts!

:lol: You got that right. Most Aussies do think you Americans are a bit nuts about gun ownership.

Contrary to popular opinion, guns are not prohibited in Australia. Since our last (and worst) gun massacre in Tasmania in 1996 the states were persuaded to adopt uniform legislation regulating the kinds of licences needed to own different classes of firearms. Ownership is not considered to be a right but a privilege, and to own one a person must satisfy the authorities that he/she has a legitimate reason and is a responsible person who will store it safely.

The result is a lot less firearms per head of population and a culture where guns are not something that many of us worry about on a daily basis.

Edit - I only just realised that this is an old thread that has been revived. I have posted extensively before this latest post, so my apologies for adding nothing new to an old debate.

 

[Butterfly]

Has anyone here researched how Jihadist's everywhere think about gun control for a nation's citizens? I bet they're for it. Afterall, they care about keeping citizens safe & alive. Don't they?

I betcha you're right, Elsie! We sure wouldn't want citizens taking potshots at jihadists while they're doin' their thing, would we?