"A YALLOURN North man who was allegedly shot in the back on Easter Saturday is hoping the culprit will come forward.

Dane Difresco was camping near Glengarry over the Easter weekend when he woke to the sound of what he believed was a gunshot and a sharp, warm sting in his back.

"I've been shot" were the words he screamed to his brother and partner Jessica Furney when he saw a four-wheel-drive about 150 metres away at 4.30am.

Mr Difresco said he was lying on a blanket a couple of metres from a campfire while Ms Furney and her daughter were in a tent three metres away from him.

"The thing that was suspicious, as soon as I yelled out 'I've been shot' they turned off their headlights and went back up the track," Mr Difresco said.

Ms Furney said she had woken shortly before the noise of the gunshot to her dog barking and a spotlight flashing over her tent twice.

"I reckon they would have been able to see there was a tent and the car," Ms Furney said.

With no bullet fragments found in Mr Difresco's body, police searched the scene for evidence.

"It's just lucky no one else was hurt and that I wasn't lying the other way," Mr Difresco said.

Mr Difresco said police believed an object may have exploded in the fire causing his injury, but he maintained nothing other than wood and aluminium cans were in the fire.

Intending to start a new job last Tuesday, Mr Difresco said his injury had not only caused him pain, but had also impacted on his ability to start his new career.

The now stitched up wound is 2.5cm deep, and 5cm long by 3cm wide.

Ms Furney said the trip was her five year-old daughter's first time camping, who has since said she never wanted to go camping again.

"It's scary, we were in the open, we don't want this happening to anyone else," Ms Furney said.

Anyone with information in relation to the incident should phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000."

http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/3006600/camping-trip-nightmare/?cs=1462

Is Mise, just want to know if your idea for "Gun Packing Grannies" has got official Shooters and Hooters Party endorsement yet? I would think it would be party policy by now, you being in the 4WD drivers seat with them there 'Two Bobs' and all.

What about a comment on that "Geriatric Gun Guy" in the US, Robert Bates who shot and killed a bloke while paying to play copper for a day. Any plans for the Shooters and Hooters to bring that in as policy for the NSW Police Force? Arming all the (rich) kooks and fruitcakes so they can play copper for a day with real guns. Would dovetail nicely with your "Gun Packing Grannies" policy.

BTT

<Shooters' forum aims for understanding
COLIN BETTLES

Too often we stereotype hunters and shooters as rednecks in this community

RECREATIONAL gun users, including those who help control feral animal pests damaging agricultural production, have a new parliamentary forum.

Parliamentary Friends of Shooting was unveiled on Monday night at an event attended by Olympic and Commonwealth games shooting champions Michael Diamond and Laetisha Scanlon, hosted within Parliament House, Canberra.

The new group will be co-chaired by Victorian National Party Senator Bridget McKenzie and Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon.

More than 40 members of federal parliament have already joined the group, which will hold a field trip in coming weeks for members to experience clay target shooting at a local shooting range.

The event was attended by NSW Nationals MP John Cobb, who was shadow agriculture minister in the previous parliament, and his former counterpart, Queensland Labor Senator Joe Ludwig.
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“Hunting and shooting delivers an incredible economic, environmental and social benefit to our community, particularly in regional areas.

“Through the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting our aim is to assist Members and Senators who want to learn more about the sport and to have a go themselves.”>

http://www.farmonline.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/shooters-forum-aims-for-understanding/2727353.aspx?storypage=1

Paul,

How could someone protect themselves from a pack of savage dogs?

Would the Greens allow them something at all?

We do know that the Greens would prefer to see a person savaged to death rather than that they should use a firearm for self defence.

What's your take on this, Julian,
do you prefer to see a person ripped apart or would you let them have a gun and a chance?

Is Mise , how about ray guns for when the space aliens arrive, or are they already here in the form of The Shooters and Hooters Party?
How about a reality check and make comment on 'GI Joe' Robert Bates in the US, a real person, a real incident, a real tragedy! How about ditching the nonsense about old grannies and wild dogs and make a decent comment, or are the likes of the Robert Bates in the world too much of an embarrassment for you?

Julian, I was recently speaking to one of our Green MP's about the 'Two Bobs' from the Shooters Party, Robert Borsak and Robert Brown, they describe Borsak as a "nasty piece of work", but think Brown is a "bit more reasonable".

Paul,

The bloke in the States is as relevant as the home owner who defended himself, why don't you comment on that?
I wonder hy didn't we read about that in the papers?

I didn't realize that elderly women being bashed or people being attacked by packs of dogs was irrelevant, but I guess I'll never understand the Greens' priorities.

Nothing to comment on the bloke shot in Victoria?