Fuzzball wrote on Nov 24
th, 2018 at 11:46am:
Brian Ross wrote on Sep 8
th, 2017 at 6:32pm:
So, apart from breaking the law, being in possession of drugs, they are found to be in possession of illegal firearms?
Isn't that exactly what the Firearms Legislation is intended to prosecute people for? Tsk, tsk. appears that the Baron thinks they should be let off that illegality, right?
And everybody thought it was to
prevent criminals getting guns.........jeez shite for brains bwwwian..........it would appear its only the criminals who are able to get guns easily in this country, and it's the honest citizens who basically can't protect themselves...........
Oh, dearie, dearie, me. The legislation was intended to prevent the wrong people getting their hands on the wrong sorts of firearms - the criminally insane who might commit a massacre style crime. Has it failed them or us? No, not really. Nothing like another Port Arthur or Westfield or Hoddle Street massacre has occurred since it was enacted.
And no, that legislation did not disarm Australians. Today, there are more firearms in private hands than there were before the Port Arthur massacre, they just aren't semi-automatic longarms or pump action shotguns. Something it seems the Baron is broken hearted about for some obscure reason.
As for criminals getting guns "easily" - appears to me that you're basing your claims on sensationist tabloid media reports, rather than reality. If it was that easy to get a gun, we'd see a hell of a lot more on our streets, being used in crimes. They aren't. Getting a gun into Australia is relatively difficult and of course, expensive. Most guns used in crime in Australia are either stolen, taken from hiding or bought illegally from criminals. It takes organisation, effort and time to import anything illegal into Australia. Most criminals don't have the time or the money for that sort of thing.
Now, run along back to the rock you normally hide under.