Josephus,

What about home invasion?

Is the home owner to assume that the invader does not mean the occupants any harm?

In my book anyone unlawfully kicking in the front door intends to kill me or mine.

"Arm everyone" is nonsense talk.
Not everyone would want a gun.
Go back to pre Howard days.
Guns were not a problem.
The Port Arthur idiot could have done similar wirh a car into a crowd or with a bomb somewhere.

If an armed criminal is in your street and police are busy elsewhere, and no household has a gun, then the gunman can do whatever.

Decent citizens have a right to self defence and to defend others if need arises.

No doubt there are anti gun people who drink and drive and kill people.
Should alcohol or cars be banned too?

JF Australia I am sorry, I not refer to Army they help protect this beautiful country Australia with the guns. I say to that man Is mise he love the gun totally he is big story teller about how great he is about the guns. Me I am 81 almost 82 from Albania and I be in the Albanian militia for 11 years with guns. I cry at all the death and horible things I see against God, in the militia and the dead and the loss to every family near my street where I live. Policeman come to house and take people if they complain and family not see their family ever again. Guns cause much pain and so much death and crying I know I see it for 11 years no more guns, you must believe me please, keep guns away from man like Is mise he love the gun, and me I hate the gun many people cry and cry and cry because of the guns I see many killed by the gun and God will punish us a lot.

misanthrope,

More Albanians have died by the sword than by the gun, I have a great interest in swords as well, having studied fencing under the late, great Charles Stanmore of Sydney.

Under which regime were you in the militia?

For your information anything that I have claimed to be able to do I am willing to demonstrate and there are any amount of people around who are better shots than I am.

"In my book anyone unlawfully kicking in the front door intends to kill me or mine."
Could be coppers conducting a drug raid (wrong house of course) at what point would you determine if the raid was lawful or unlawful?

Good story about a bloke who shot a bandit in the bum with his bow and arrow. The police are now looking for someone who can't sit down. They may even charge the would be Robin Hood.

Is Mise has lived with guns, so I wonder how many criminals have broken previously down his door that he has shot? Does that indicate that he has offended some criminal that want to kill him. If you play with criminals you might offend some.

His attitude is social paranoia.

If an unexpected organized criminal is breaking down his door by the time he unlocks his gun cabinet and loads the cartridge he is already dead. His offending has been done prior to this and could have happened while walking in the street. If Is Mise is carrying a loaded gun in the street he himself is a criminal.