There is not much you can do at all, in Australia these days: not even protect yourself. The idea is get the crap beaten out of yourself then, if you survive, you go and tell a nice policeman who, with a few colleagues, will make a report, tell the media, run around like headless chooks for up to 7 days, then forget about it. Meanwhile, politicians will fight like wildcats to prevent you from getting any compensation. Police are only of any use at all in protecting you if you can get them on the scene before you are at risk. Highly likely!

Disarming the public is just another step towards dictatorship. And, for the clowns who keep harping on what goes on in America, their pysche and ours are way different. We have had one lunatic in Tasmania: The U.S manages one or more every few days. And no, I am not a gun owner.

Yeah ttbn

We have the right to escalate the risk of be beaton up (why?) or pub brawls into fatal shootings.

We have the right to bear arms and wear hip holders visible in public like our blood brothers in New Mexico. http://www.onlinecarrytraining.com/new-mexico-concealed-carry-law :

"New Mexico allows the open carry of both handguns and long guns as long as they are clearly visible. Concealed carry is allowed with a permit for handguns only. New Mexico has state preemption regarding the possession and use of firearms. Local governments may not impose any laws that restrict the possession or use of firearms."

It is self evident that we should emulate the US and NRA white supremicists to give us permission to fight the authorities who wanna take away our guns.

That's all we Aussies, with a low rate of fatal shootings, need.

Let us all in OLO thank David Leyonhjelm for furthering his political career by promoting our right to easy (and legal) killing.

I will never touch a gun again, since as a conscript I was forced to use them against my will.

Nevertheless I will feel safer if potential burglars would THINK that I have a gun at home.
(one more reason to keep OLO anonymous)

While I understand why people should not be allowed to carry weapons in public areas, people should still be able to defend their own homes.

Poor old David. Has he realised that his post could be read as a call to ban guns not only for the general public but for police as well? I suggest it is his fetish that has blinkered him to all reason on this matter. Given the rate of gun deaths in the US, as others have commented, only a lunatic could hold the views this senator proposes.

I can think of one firearm law that we should have: no politician to be protected by armed persons, other than police in the normal course of their duties.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

The USA has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world but it doesn't have the highest rate of gun crime or crime in general; why is that?

Mostly agree, Is Mise, and would like to see the stats on gun crime, which you claim is higher than the USA? A credible link please, if you will.

There seems to be more guns in the USA than people? And given this is so, why are there any people left in that gun crazy society at all?

I mean, given ownership of a gun inevitably leads to using one to kill somebody? As attested by the hysterical anti gun lobby and their verbal vomit?

Satire aside, they should have a prohibited person register, if only to keep lethal weapons and explosive materials out of the hands of fruit loops!

Incidently a gun crime invariably happens in seconds, and the police best possible response, minutes?

Which logically rules out preventative policing and just reaction after the event? Much too late then!

And given pollies and their views are such juicy targets, I think they should be protected or actually armed. And let's see about what's good for the goosey goosey gander then?
Rhrosty.