Leoj is right about one thing. The foreign attempts at meddling in Australian domestic politics. The powerful American lobby group, the extreme right, National Rifle Association; is closely associated with the so called Liberal Democratic Senator, David Leyonhjelm. Now who are the useful idiots?

Issy, correct me if you feel I am understating. The John Howard gun amnesty which resulted in 800,000 illegal firearms being surrendered most likely saved a minimum of 100 innocent Australian lives, men women and children. If you believe more lives were saved feel free to say so. Of course if the selfish gun lobby had their way, no lives would be saved, quite to the contrary, and the carnage would have continued on the streets unabated.
I know you will agree with me that the latest development will go a long way in blunting the Dodge City mentality of the gun lobby, as they call for "guns for all". Leoj has rightly pointed out the sinister undertones of the likes of the American National Rifle Association providing financial support to gun groups within Australia. It is well known that Senator David Leyonhjelm is in lock step with that particular far right foreign gun lobby mob as they try to influence Australian domestic politics on the subject.

" The John Howard gun amnesty which resulted in 800,000 illegal firearms being surrendered ....."

Typical Green, keep repeating a lie and someone, somewhere will eventually believe that it is the truth.

The Minister, this morn, on TV said a couple of howlers, "All firearms in Australia must be registered".

Utter misleading bull, there are any amount of guns that are not required to be registered and anyone can own one; there are even guns out there that are not recognized as firearms at all.

Paul1405 Quote "The John Howard gun amnesty which resulted in 800,000 illegal firearms being surrendered most likely saved a minimum of 100 innocent Australian lives, men women and children."

You have absolutely no concrete evidence to prove that statement,also if someone is absolutely intent on killing someone and have no gun they will just use another method.

In 2017 the problem is Islamic . The PLO used to seize planes then knives were used for 9 /11 hijacked planes . In UK, terrorists still use knives . But in Chicago etc the Yanks use traditional and universal guns and the rate of gun-killings is rising in Oz. Lindt cafe and Melbourne Islamic siege used guns. The graphs indicate more IS and so more bullets in police and other unbelievers in Oz in the future . And if politicians are targets in US ,some MPs may add IS + gun + politician = no good.

Migrant children will be handed a book with a picture of Ned Kelly.
Title
The welcome book /​ [ABC Behind the News (BTN)].
Bazley, Nathan, (Editor.)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (issuing body.)
Published
Sydney, NSW Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2017.

Ned is wearing a full jihadi burqa with metal around the waist and semi-automatic bazooka for high-volume cop-outs. He died a martyr 1880 on Australia's cease-fire day 11th November and is coloured black in the extremist literature of ABC state .