Suseonline,

As a hoplophobe you are predictably ignorant about firearms risks and treatments, and how the available regulations are sops to hysterics and vote buyers - not efficient, robust controls. However, you don't know much about small pest control either.

Not surprising for a desk-bound, urban leftist 'expert'. But then all leftists are could not live outside of the iron lung of a city, where their every need is supplied by the State.

Yes, the elderly and youth with free time could do a lot to put pressure on small pests in particular while the rest of us are (hopefully) engaged at work and producing some product or service of value that way.

As a hoplophobe you do not know that the shooting sports and recreational hunting are not discriminatory in any way. The whole of society excepting for criminals and persons of dubious character are represented in the many thousands of good citizens who are licensed firearms owners.

One could wonder however about the character, dubious connections (eg that overseas (US) organisation that interferes in the domestic politics of other countries and is alleged to be doing that in Australia) and possible criminal past of the secret squirrel 'anti-gun' nuts. Unlike the respectable citizens they sledge, the 'gun control' freaks have no police certification that shows that they are of good character and good intent and many are serial protesters and activists.

Now, to return to that earlier point, it would be much healthier for youth to be in the open air helping to control Indian Mynahs with a pellet gun than risking diabetes from being trapped in front of a keyboard, where they are also being assailed by persons such as yourself, Suseonline, with your avid promotion of anal sex. Mothers of youth, especially girls who are being demanded to service men, some bisexual with anal sex and other nasties, are not thanking you.

I killed a feral cat yesterday, also a couple of foxes,
used a .220 Swift fitted with a 12 power scope.
Ammo was home loaded to around 3,500 feet/second and with a muzzle energy of some 1,700 foot pounds.

I took the shot at 250 yards (according to the scope's range indicator) and the moggie's head exploded, very humane kill.

Is Mise,

Well done, that will be more lambs that survive come Spring.

General Comment
On small lots and even in backyards, youth and retired with time on their hands and a cheap air rifle, or even air pistols, could put a lot of pressure on the many foxes that now take advantage of urban living, as well as on the rats of the air, the Indian Mynahs that are rapidly displacing other birds. That is to take just a couple of examples. They can use pellets, air driven and under 1000fps, quite enough at the short ranges.

In excess of 90% of Aussies are urban and while most are well disposed to putting in some effort themselves, many lack the know-how, confidence and opportunities to contribute to reducing the feral pests problem and the proliferation of weeds.

Volunteering to remove feral pest and weed alike should be promoted and training provided free of charge.

It is only through a combination of strategies that the plant and animal (add disease and parasite!) can be controlled.

It is outrageous that a few serial activist pests skulking behind 'gun control', allegedly with money and other support from a highly suspicious overseas source that goes to extreme lengths to avoid disclosure, should regularly be given podiums by the ABC and without any opposing view from the legitimate, representative Australian sources available to balance. More of that informal editorial policy of the ABC at work, no doubt. That sucks, ABC!

Is Mise,

.220 Swift. Now , there's a classic calibre. Sounds like a good shot. Foolishly, I handed in my last firearm about 20 years ago. City bound, and increasingly draconian gun laws. Now, I would have as much hope of getting another firearm in SA as I would have getting a dirty bomb over the counter. Legally, that is. Of course it's easy if you are a bikie or a criminal: you can do as you please, but it's us ordinary plebs who need to be kept under control.

This red herring is raised periodically by cat haters who do not give a damn for the results which would be catastrophic.
If all the feral cats could indeed be removed, the explosion of rabbits would be a disaster to the people supposedly most concerned, the farmers.
Let us not go to the ridicule of rabbit proof fences as an answer.
If these people are so concerned by the wholesale killing of native wildlife then maybe it would be better to ban all road traffic after dark?
A simple registration of cats that have been proved to be neutered and chipped would suffice not some draconian government department with a "commissar" to run it.

Quite right Robert LePage.
It seems to me it is always the redneck crowd supporting the gun lobby that appear to be the most 'concerned' for the feral cat problem.

Apparently, according to them, we would need to relax our strict gun laws to kill all these cats rampaging around our bush.

Of course, there is no need for that, if we have trigger happy blokes like Is Mise with legal guns already out there 'exploding' cat's heads.
Charming.