Can I ask? How many times have you gun toting guys been threatened in your life that you have felt the need to use a gun to murder a person you felt was going to kill you? Did they have a gun? Are you suggesting abused women in self defense use a gun to kill a threat.

Just Who would use a gun in self defense?

The only use of a gun in Australia by the public is for protection of stock from wild dogs or pigs etc.

Can I also ask a question?
How many criminals have thought twice and not gone ahead with a crime because they thought the intended victim may be armed?

Looking back 50 years in Australia it seems obvious that increase in home invasion coincides with taking away guns from the public.

Ah JF, you've hit the nail on the head. What we need is a big sign on every house saying "Go away criminals, I play Counterstrike".

Dunno why we didn't think of that earlier.

Put the sign/s on those despatch boxes in Parliament

Craig,

Out in Moree (Western NSW)there are such signs in the front windows of people's homes.

Examples: "This house is insured by WINCHESTER"

"REMINGTON lives here" and similar.

Josephus,

In the years when I was licenced to "Possess, use, and carry" a pistol I was twice the intended victim of robbery, or possibly worse, but I didn't need to shoot or even draw my pistol, I merely smiled and pulled my coat open to show the .455 Colt that I then carried.
Instant record sprint into the distance.