Paul,

Personal protection is not a genuine reason to hold a firearms licence in Australia except in Western Australia where a pistol licence may be granted for personal protection in certain circumstances.

It is legal in NSW to use a firearm for self protection provided that that is not the reason for applying for the licence, as I mentioned earlier the Greens would even take this away.

Haven't you told your mate David Sandalplank that his lies of the 18th December are still up on the website?

He must be as thick as two planks.

Is Mise, under your 'personal protection'regime will there be as many licensed gun slingers in town, as there are licensed car drivers, or dog owners?

Beach, you are barking up the wrong tree as usual! You knew nothing about The Greens press release, 18th December, until it was posted here by Is Mise. Now, true to form, and like a dog with a bone, you yap on about it. A press release is just that a press release, nothing more, nothing less and relevant to events at the time of release. End of story, I see nothing to apologise about. We could do with a couple more like David Shoebridge in the parliament and get rid of the useless pair of Two Bob's.

As I said, as you hate The Greens, why don't you throw your hat in the ring in the seat of Newtown and try and stop Jenny Leong from getting elected. A rabid right winger such as yourself would make for a most interesting contest. You could not do worse than your man Jim did last time around in Rockdale.

Paul1405,

You admit that the press release still has currency despite the false information and insinuations therein.

No correction and no apology, but it is still there?

What confidence can put on any of the information disseminated by the Greens? The obvious answer is none whatsoever.

Beach, how is that bone? The only one who should appoligise is the Liberal Party for having an inept leader pretending to run the country. Explain why our so called PM can not get even the basics right when it comes to national security, and we should be comfortable with this bloke in charge? You seem to be.

No matter how much you try, from time to time you slip up, and your true colors come to the fore. To quote you, a sheep in wolves clothing no less. My post concerning the NSW police was sincere, and I meant it, I believe policing, particularly in a big city like Sydney, is not easy, I see it all the time. Just the other day, a drug dealing terrace house was busted near me, by what I call the "board shorts brigade", young coppers who are dressed more like they are going to the beach than doing a bust. The community knew about the joint, and I'm sure the coppers were given some tip offs. That sort of thing might not be 6 o'clock news, but the locals are grateful for that unsung work by the police. O Sung Wu, the cops had the 3 dealers handcuffed to the front fence, what a sight as they waited for a paddy wagon to cart them off in, they didn't look so tough then. The coppers do a million things that don't rate a mention, but my community see it all the time. When there is trouble, who do they call, not the local priest or the green grocer, they call the coppers.
I have not even mentioned New Years Eve and our local street party, we needed the cops 3 times that night and the young girl constable who responded twice done a fantastic job with a couple of drunks.

Paul,

".... A press release is just that a press release, nothing more, nothing less and relevant to events at the time of release"

That press release was a grab at pushing the Greens' agenda of tougher gun laws, it was an opportunistic grab that had no grasp of the facts and relied on lies for its impact.

How did a terrorist who had a prohibited firearm that had been illegally shortened have anything to do with a need for tougher gun laws? There are already laws that cover the terrorist's offences.
The gun must have been obtained illegally.

Press release or not, it was a statement, a statement that was untrue and moreover one that was made with reckless carelessness.

An apology is due as Shoebridge made a statement of fact (even though it was not a fact), moreover a statement that he should have known was false

OTB,

About as much confidence as a '200 to 1' horse in the Melbourne Cup.

Is Mise , you failed to answer even the basic questions I have put to you. I'll put them again in simple terms, which only require a simple answer.

1 What is the Shooters Party NSW definition of "genuine reason" as it relates to their stated policy?

2 What is the Shooters Party NSW definition of a "firearm". as it relates to their stated policy?

3. Given the implementation of the entire Shooters Parties NSW policy on firearms, how many additional firearms does the Shooters Party envisage would be added to the NSW community by that policy?

Those are easy questions, if your are going to hold with a particular policy you should be able to articulate the ramifications of that policy. Can you?