Right on the ball there, OTB.

Here's an example of "Sandalplank's" methodology,

"Greens MP calls for handgun ban

The Sydney Morning Herald, March 9, 2011

A Greens MP has called for a statewide ban on handguns, calling them the weapon of choice for criminals in New South Wales.
The party renewed its call for a ban on semi-automatic handguns after three people were shot on Tuesday night during a home invasion in Sydney's inner west.
“There is simply no reason why people, criminals, should be getting access to semi-automatic handguns, because they're the weapons of choice for criminals here in NSW,” David Shoebridge said. “They deliver multiple rounds and are easily concealed.”
Mr Shoebridge said the major political parties needed to stop “playing politics” and take action to reduce the level of gun crime.
“For too long the major parties have been playing politics on firearms here in NSW, keen to do deals with the Shooters in the NSW upper house, so we're not getting the kind of protection that citizens should have from gun crime here,” he told reporters outside Parliament House.
“The time has come to act. The time has come to ban these weapons from NSW.”
Mr Shoebridge said there was a chance the Shooters Party would have the balance of power in the upper house following the March 26 State Election.
“The Greens are calling now on all parties to make a commitment that they will not do deals with the Shooters that would increase the numbers of firearms in our communities,” he said in a statement.
Comment was being sought from the Shooters and Fishers Party."

Put the boot into the law-abiding and virtually ignore the criminal.

Is mise: “There is simply no reason why people, criminals, should be getting access to semi-automatic handguns,

Well that IS something I do agree with.

Is mise: “The Greens are calling now on all parties to make a commitment that they will not do deals with the Shooters.

Every member of Parliament should make a commitment not to even consider anything the Greens have to say in any respect.

Jayb,

Iagree with that too, where I find the Greens amiss is that they seem to think that going after law-abiding shooters is the way to stop the criminals.

They have been challenged numerous times to give us all the benefit of their wisdom and tell the world how criminals can be stopped from getting hand guns but they don't seem to have a policy, they have a raft of policies on just about everything else, including how to make life hard for farmers, but fall short on stopping criminal activities.

Interesting...by the sounds of it, Australian males cant be trusted with firearms?

Love to here your next response?

Tally

Tally,

Australians, male and female, can be trusted with firearms and more and more of them are getting firearms licences and buying guns; it's only fringe nutter groups like the Greens that see this as a problem.

The Greens and their fellow travelers were loud in their demands that all shooters be licenced, that came about and now they whinge that there are law-abiding citizens taking up shooting.

Is mise....Yes the Greens are a very worrying bunch, Iam not sure where they start and where they finish. They mostly run around like headless chooks with no real direction, which I agree. As for guns, the US has its problems to the fact and in all countries,one can only hope there in the right hands.

"but fall short on stopping criminal activities" true, but who ever said humans were logical? Tony Abbott's thinking's with-out the rag-tag fringe dwellers, there would be no comparison to which and what he stands for.

Too much red tape can slow the proceedings and given how fast things need to move, all factions are shooting themselves in the foot so to speak.

Tally