Well Indy,

You suffer from authority anxiety, were you a bed wetter as a child? Are you a bed wetter now? I assume the answers are yes and yes. Do you suffer from any of the following;

Arachnophobia
Ophidiophobia
Acrophobia
Aerophobia
Cynophobia
Astraphobia
Trypanophobia
Agoraphobia
Mysophobia

I assume the answer is all of the above and more.

I have been able to diagnose you remotely, the answer is obvious, you are suffering a severe case of entomophobia, the fear of bugs! We shall apply the usual remedy; a BEX, a Cup of Tea, and a good lie down. If you haven't improved in a week or three, contact me again for further instructions.

Paul1405,
Your parents must be suffering terribly with regret !

Paul,

As you have no figures about gun crime or cleanskins, your claims are largely conjecture. The figures I have posted indicate that about 84% of illegal guns were not stolen from legal owners.

If you are looking at stopping gun crime, cracking down on legal owners is not the place to start.

The 'Cairns Post' reported today that the official Police number for cars stolen in 2022 is 1289 however, the final number released later this week will be higher.
No reports of guns involved but an intolerable crime rate nevertheless. Considering that cars are actually being used as weapons is warrants to be included in this topic.

Looks like I didn't mention cars a moment too soon, just heard about a crash caused by a woman that killed people in another car somewhere down South.
She didn't even have a gun going off accidentally !

Hi Indy,

You certainly are clueless.

Motor vehicle accidents are simply that, accidents, generally there is no malice or intention to harm. The primary purpose of a motor vehicle is as a means of conveyance, of people and goods. Not withstanding the lack of intention to harm, the potential to case harm, society insists motor vehicles, and their use, be heavily regulated with penalises for transgressors. Guns have a primary purpose, and that is to do physical harm. The recreational use of guns, serves no useful purpose and is a danger to society. Professional use of guns, although undesirable is necessary to help maintain an ordered society, although when used there must be shown that it was necessary and was done responsibly.

BTW, why is it those of you of the Hard Right see guns in society, with little control, you see their use as being most necessary. I think many of you believe armed insurrection will be the only way your side of politics will ever take political control, therefore the need for guns.