Is Mise, I would have great concern with a 12 year old zooming down the highway in a V8, or any car for that matter. Equally I have concerns with a 12 year in our national parks with a high powered rifle, or any gun for that matter. I presume that kid with the high powered gun, arrived at the park in his high powered car! As you would have it. I can also assume as you want no restrictions on the behavior of 12 years old, the same kid also has a case of VB and a bottle of scotch in his possession as well.

As for the "case" in Victoria, if there is a case. Have charges been laid against any person ie malicious wounding or malicious mischief? How far has the police investigation progressed? Until the facts are known what comment can I make. I do not condone nonsense behavior by anyone wanting to "get in the news" and/or waste police time. p/s The cops will have better things to do like chasing that 12 year old of yours down the highway as he powers through a 50 school zone doing a 160, firing his AK47 at will, whilst consuming his 10th can of VB! Oh! Nothing can be done about that, the Is Mise Party in government has made it all legal.

Paul,

It may have escaped your notice but 12 year olds drive motor vehicle in all States of Australia and moreover they do it legally.

What is wrong with educating 12-18s about safety with firearms and the dangers thereof?

In one place the Greens say that they are in favour of it and in another place say that they are against it.

Seems that the Greens don't know what they want beyond a desire to harass fellow Australians who are law-abiding.

Is Mise, BUT! Just as we do not allow 12 year old's behind the wheel and on the public roads, we should not allow them behind the trigger and in public parks. What responsible qualities does a child suddenly posses on their 12th birthday, that they did not posses the day before when they were 11?

Not only do you want to arm the old fogies, now you want to arm the children. Next thing you will want to arm the criminally insane! Or do you ready want to do that?

Paul,

Who said anything about the public roads?

12 year olds are allowed to drive on private property, if you ever travel in rural NSW, with your eyes open, you will often see unregistered cars parked just inside the front gates of properties, this is the car that one of the kids drove to the gate to catch the school bus.
You haven't bothered to address the contradiction in the Greens' policy where they want firearms education and then want to deny it to people who are old enough to hold a driver's licence and drive on the public roads.

Strange.

Is this thread about the qualities of the Greens party and their policies or is it about relaxing curbs on gunnies? If the former it's strayed far away from relevance and if the latter it's only Is Mise who expresses support for gun anarchy and his magazine has long ago emptied.

Julian,

It's not to do with relaxing anything about shooting per se but it is about the ridiculous attitude of the Greens to the law-abiding activities of other Australians, Australians moreover who have been judged as responsible citizens who can be trusted with firearms and trusted to keep and use them sensibly.
People whom the Commissioner of Police has issued a licence that shews his confidence in them; if he doesn't have that confidence then he won't issue a licence.
Licensed gun owners are in a trusted strata of society, you too can attain membership of this elite if you are not barred by obvious mental defects or having a history of violence.