Oh, and just to clear up that other bit of sarcasm I employed for you Is Mise - wouldn't want you getting any more confused than you already are. When I said this before:

//Gosh, you guys must be fun at parties [sarcasm].//

I indicated it was sarcasm is to denote the fact that I don't really believe you guys would be fun at parties at all. Quite the reverse, in fact. Nobody wants to get stuck talking to a w4nker who is full of themself whilst attending a party, especially if said w4nker has nothing to be full of themself about and is just a loser with delusions of adequacy.

Foxy,

"Many of us are "trusted by the Government" to a certain extent.
Many of us have been issued with various "proofs" be it to
bear arms, drive cars, practice our professions, and so on.
That however does not mean that we do those things well or
that we deserve that recognition."

But you are not trusted with rapid firing weapons that can kill at 1,000 yards, and therein lies the difference.

Toni,

I seem to have got up your nose a wee bit.

Steele,

Do you have any objection to the authorities saying that they intercepted 6 firearms and 5,594 firearm parts, which consisted of.... and that most of these parts were intercepted in the US and that they were not intercepted by the relevant people in Australia?

To claim that most of the parts were intercepted in Australia is an outright lie.

The illicit importation of F/A's or F/A parts is a continuing scourge on Border Force and police per se. The last thing we need here in OZ, is more illicit guns on our streets, especially with these nutters roaming around wishing to do us harm, or harm to the entire structure of Western Society as a whole.

I've heard a whisper (unable to confirm, categorically) that the existing NSW Cabinet is keen to further restrict certain categories of F/A's from being licensed. Furthermore, there are those from the 'Left' of the Party, are even more enthusiastic to further reduce certain classes of Lever Action from the current list of permissible Shotguns, due to their ability for 'rapid fire' which they claim is just as 'quick' as cycling with the Remington 870P.

I'll not enter the argument over this precise question, as I've said earlier I participated in the FBI Tactical Shotgun Instructors Course with the Bureau, thus I have my own personal views on the topic?

What I can share with you, in a broad sense - if it's at all possible, both major Party's wish to tighten up the F/A laws; (i) that which is currently available, & thus licensable to the public; & (ii) tightening the current licensing requirements altogether.

In my opinion there are more than a wide enough variety, of differing F/A's available to, gratify or assuage the shooter now. Without allowing, many more divergent models into the market place. After all, guns have only one purpose, to kill.

Apparently, neither of our major Party's have any sort of appetite to 'ease up' on their tougher stance on Firearms, and those licensed to possess them. This is without doubt, a direct 'flow on' effect of what's currently transpiring in some High Schools in the United States. There's little doubt, neither Party wish another Port Arthur, or a Sandy Hook Elementary School, on their watch. And can you blame them?

Is Mise,

Utter bollocks.

Just because you have a licence to carry a gun,
does not make you "trustworthy." The same as having
a licence for anything else - such as driving a car,
being able to get married, or being able to practice
a chosen profession.

You're talking nonsense.

Foxy,

It certainly doesn't make one untrustworthy.

Why don't you apply for a licence and see just how trustworthy your Government considers you?

My bet is that you couldn't qualify.

//Toni,

I seem to have got up your nose a wee bit.//

Oh, I wouldn't say I was annoyed. Did I sound annoyed? I usually swear more when I'm annoyed. I'm pretty sure I wasn't annoyed, as such. More dumbfounded than anything. Sarcasm has never seemed that complicated to me, most people don't seem to struggle with it at all and can even infer obvious sarcasm without the use of sarcasm indicators.

Still, it's a funny a world. Apparently there's about a third of the adult population that struggle with basic maths. I'm glad I'm in the other 50% ;)