Dear Paul,

You've probably already read this link.

I've just come across it.

http://www.guncontrolaustralia.org

Gun Control Australia lists what the problem is today
regarding guns in this country, and what their organisation hopes
to achieve.

Its worth noting though what their stance actually is:

"Our stance - we're not seeking zero gun ownership.
We simply support sensible regulation that puts
the safety of the many ahead of the desire of a few
who seek to erode our gun laws."

An aside on gun control (read eventual a total ban), a TAFE course, compulsory for people first applying for a permit, has been suspended after an attendee shot himself in the foot. Also in SA, the coroner has restarted the hysteria about a privately owned pistol range in Adelaide which has been used twice for people to top themselves. The unrealistic (I believe) squealing of the anti-gun people was one thing, but actual real life stupidity will eventually put the mockers on private ownership of fireams, I'm afraid. The people who pull the strings are starting to panic. Apparently, gun ownership has risen by 27% since Howard's knee-jerk on the matter; driven in particular by young females joining the sport. Disarming the proles has always come from dictatorship.

With reference to Foxy's post about the gun control lobby "just" working against people trying to "erode our gun laws", does anyone know of anyone doing such a thing? I dont. Disclaimer: I have not owned any firearms for several years, nor can I legally buy one, although shooting was my main interest from the the legal age of 15. These days, I probably couldn't hit the proverbial bull in the arse with a handful of wheat, but even if I did want to resume shooting, I would not because of the new demonisation of shooters, even target shooters.

Sorry to bore, but I meant 'before' dictatorship in the first post.

Fox,

Since you has posted that link that has the begging bowl out for public donations, spreads misinformation and is seeking to interfere in domestic politics, can you tell us why the ordinary details that one might expect of any organisation* are deliberately excluded and apparently that has always been the case? Examples, office bearers and bios/occupations, public membership and rights, sources and application of funds, financial statements, links and partnerships and audit arrangements.

*organisation, claimed 'organisation' more likely. It is said to be just a public bureaucrat or political stooge or few with access to a phone, fax and computer.

You might also care to mention any support the secretive, publicity shy person/s behind it get from sources outside Australia and political parties/lobbyists in Australia.

What amazing gall though: political lobbying, begging bowl out for money and demands for YOUR personal information, but THEY get to withhold even the most minor, basic information about themselves (or himself/herself if that is the case).

Not to mention the lie that it is not about denying rights, total bans and confiscations - forced removal of lawfully approved and acquired property from ordinary, law-abiding, licensed citizens of Australia.

Fox, would YOU be volunteering YOUR personal information and banking details under those conditions? Flies in the face of all of the advice to avoid capture and mining of personal information and other use of it, fraud and identity theft on the Net.

Hi Foxy, glad you are back on deck. My view and the Green's policy is similar to that of GCA. We are not out to introduce a prohibition on gun ownership. The 28 point comprehensive firearms policy of the NSW Greens is fair and balanced, but those who favor an open slather approach to guns wont agree.

http://nsw.greens.org.au/policies/nsw/firearms

The Greens policy contrast that of the The Shooters and Hooters Party who's policy, if you can call it a policy is full of demands for repealing and removing laws that provide any semblance of reasonable gun control, pandering to thir supporters, the knuckle draggers in society