government handout from some hard working public servant.
PAUL1405,
Well, we can safely assume that you're not contributing !

"This is spreading globally and fast': Experts warn Australia could face US-style mass shootings as 'right-wing terrorism' becomes more prevalent
Expert has warned growing threat of US-style mass shootings in Australia
Chilling warning comes as threat of far-right wing terrorism spreads worldwide
Angelo Carusone used Christchurch massacre as example of growing threat"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7344203/Experts-warn-Australia-face-style-mass-shootings-right-wing-terrorism-prevalent.html

Can't happen here, John Howard made sure of that.

Issy, do we have agreement?

The gun lobby is working overtime to white-ant Australia's moderate gun laws. The Australian chapter of the NRA, the SSAA, along with the Australian arms dealers peak body (SIF) are pouring millions of dollars into extreme right wing political parties, like The Mad Katter's Australia Party, The racists One Nation Party and the crazy Shooters Party. The sole aim of these pro gun people is the weakening of gun laws, and an increase in gun ownership, American style. If these radical gunnies achieve their objective then there is an increasing likelihood that another Port Arthur style mass shooting could eventuate in Australia.

Thank you Issy, for alerting the good folk to the above possibility.

Oh! poor old Indy, are you still swinging of the government teat of largesse! I imagine you are. Like the last 48 years, I again paid income tax this year old fella, I bet you didn't. Still spouting that 7.5% hogwash to justify your tax grab?

Paul,

"The gun lobby is working overtime to white-ant Australia's moderate gun laws"

Just cut the waffle and give a reference to back up your ramblings.

Well Issy, the good folk can decide for themselves. Did the SSAA and SIF give millions to the gun happy fruit cakes of Australian politics for only the unrelated altruistic reason of wanting to see "good government" courtesy of these cornballs, or were their motives more sinister, that of wanting to undermine the status quo on gun laws. If you can give a satisfactory reason for their handing out millions to political lunatics which does not relate to what I have been saying, then I shall retract!

Now there's a more than fair offer. The balls in your court, or should I say the hand grenade is in your foxhole!

SR,

"You have now walked that back to include serving police officers in your definition."

I haven't walked anything back. I've been using the same words and even using the same quote from my first to last post. What has changed is that you've finally realised that what you assumed I said was different to what I actually said.

Speaking of which,..."Absolute and utter hogwash" ie that " as the number of guns increases, the number of homicides decreases".

The data I posted was about the USA over time (1994 to 2014) not about comparing countries in one period. Its an apples and oranges situation.

I hope I don't have to spend another dozen posts trying to get you to understand that what I wrote is different to what you think I wrote.