//Glad to see that you are a hunter.//

I am not now and have never been a watch with a hinged cover protecting the glass. Are you feeling all right, Is Mise? You might need to talk to your GP or phamarcist about what medications you're taking if you can mistake me for a timepiece.

Toni,

You said that you have a fishing licence, one may then assume that you go hunting fish.

Is Mise, please explain why a 9 year old child would have a need to be playing with a sub-machinegun? I think it shows the mentality of the gun lobby, it would not have been her choice but that of crazy gun happy adults. All part of that toughening up process. LOL

Can't keep those children wrapped in cotton wool, let the toddler play with dads circular saw, Kids playing with circular saws and loaded guns, would certainly stop many dying from diabetes in later life, they wont reach their teenage years, a perverse form of population control. LOL

In the end they can all join the paramilitary citizens militia as members of The Beach Brigade, children armed to the teeth with sub machineguns and double barrel shoot guns, hate to think what the adults will be toting, Howitzers. LOL

"Fortunately shooting ranges are so well supervised" 9 year old girls hardly ever shoot an adult with a sub-machinegun, just now and then. LOL

"as a normal old run of the mill double barrel shotgun can fire 5 shots in 5 seconds I don't see what the problem is." If a 9 year old can have a sub-machinegun, surely a 5 year old should be okay with a old run of the mill double barrel shotgun. Amazing logic, fits the gun happy brigade to a tee.

//You said that you have a fishing licence, one may then assume that you go hunting fish.//

I wouldn't really call it hunting, but I guess you could think of it that way. I'm pretty lazy even by the standards of recreational fishermen, and my 'hunting' basically involves casting out, inserting rod into rod-holder then sitting around relaxing until the fish hunt down my bait. It should be noted that I'm not a very successful fisherman: but fishing isn't really about catching fish unless you're a commercial fisherman.

Fishing rods are not very dangerous. You only need a licence to catch fish - there is no restriction on anybody buying a fishing rod. I have no statistics because I doubt anybody has collected them, but if you were to compare countries on the basis of fishing rod ownership, I suspect you would find no correlation between overall homicide rates and widespread proliferation of fishing rods. It would be much harder to compare rates of homicide by fishing rod because these statistics are probably not collected either.

However, there seems to be a correlation between more guns and more people using them to kill each other. I believe many people go hunting with bows. What's wrong with that? People have been doing it for centuries. And whilst homicide by bow is a real possibility and has doubtless occurred in a few cases, you never hear about archery enthusiasts going on killing sprees or kids accidentally killing themselves or others with bows. You can't just pick up a loaded bow and inadvertently kill somebody the way you can with a gun (unless it's a crossbow and they're illegal).

Toni Lavis, "However, there seems to be a correlation between more guns and more people using them to kill each other"

The crowing of the rooster causes the sun to rise too.

It is a fool who doesn't look to the person who committed the crime and social and economic policies.

Meanwhile in Queensland Labor Premier is busily giving the highly successful anti-bikie law the deep six and the gangs are back in colours and with a vengeance. It is back to daily reports like this,

<NEWS
Woman rushed to hospital after alleged road rage crash
JESSICA HUXLEY GOLD COAST BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 09, 2015 8:27AM

WITNESSES to a terrifying road rage attack on the Gold Coast yesterday morning say a man was bashing a trapped woman with a brick after he ran her off the road.

The woman, mother-of-one Tara Brown, was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition after her car was allegedly forced down an embankment into a front yard during a crash at Macquarie Ave, Molendinar at 8.45am.

The man, believed to be her ex and former Bandido Sergeant-at-arms Lionel Patea, allegedly stole a white council ute but later surrendered to police at Coomera and has also been taken to hospital, allegedly with stab wounds.>

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/woman-rushed-to-hospital-after-alleged-road-rage-crash/story-fnje8bkv-1227517333738

More detailed report,
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/young-mum-fights-for-life-after-alleged-assault-by-bikie-ex-partner/story-fntwpug1-1227518527822

The government should ban Jeeps (the vehicle used to run her off the road) and bricks and pointed/edged weapons (the weapons involved)?

The alleged offender also featured in the brawl that

No need to finish off that last sentence, here is a report featuring the said Lionel Patea and other 'misunderstood boys who only want to ride motorbikes'.