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November 18, 2006
whoo-hoo, party at my place
Well in case you didn't get the memo, today is national 'Buy a gun day' here in Australia.
Yes, Buy a gun day
In Australia.
So come on everyone, go out today and pick yourself up a shiny new magnum or maybe an old skool shotgun. oh, wait you CAN'T just run out and buy a gun on a whim in this country. damn those gun laws.
oh well.
And just who has brought this day to the Australian public? The Coalition of Law-Abiding Sport Shooters.
Yes, ladies and germs, they are all C.L.A.S.S.. Ba-da-boom, thank you, I'll be here all week, don't forget to tip your waitress.
But on a serious note, I do believe that adults should have the right to make their own decisions. Get a tattoo, don't get a tattoo. have kids, don't have kids. own a car, don't own a car. But it is hard to argue with the facts:
The total number of criminal incidents involving a firearm in NSW is now about 44 per cent lower than its peak in 1997, according to figures released today by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
Gun laws changed dramatically in 1997 after the Port Arthur massacre. And since then crimes involving guns has been on a steady decline. 1+1=2. If you want to go out and shoot at clay pigeons, good on ya, I'm sure it does improve eye-hand-coordination. But as for me, I don't really want it to be easy for any ole schmuck to walk down to the local sports shop and pick up a hand gun because he thinks it'll make him cool like Snoop.
But that's just me.
/rant
-gg
Posted by gadgetgirl at November 18, 2006 10:19 AM