Hi Issy, I was making the point that since we have basically shut down the insidious gun industry in Australia, due to the cornoavirus, and since that shut down has had no ill effect on 99.9% of the population, we now have a golden opportunity to boot the whole bloody industry, by making the shut down permanent! A small price to pay for freedom and liberty for the 99.9%.

I know you will be the first to agree!

Firearms 'industry'? Who now produces firearms for the use of the general public in Australia? We generally import firearms; we are the world's fifth largest importer, apparently.

I believe the military Steyr is made here. Does Sportco still manufacture sporting weapons? Angel is defunct, I think.

Foxy,

"A second reason for the proliferation of handguns in the
US is the belief, deeply held by many Americans, that
gun ownership is an individual right.

For granting this liberty to the individual, American
society pays the price in the deviance of those who abuse it"

The reason is that the Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, it doesn't grant the right it simply recognises an existing right.

Paul,

You ought to be fair and say that the SSAA shut its ranges some days before the Government's move and that the NSW SSAA shut its very profitable indoor range before any of the other ranges.

So far no one has responded to my suggestion that Canada adopts Firearm Registries as we have in Australia, I'd like to hear some thoughts on the idea.

Foxy,

It is quite legitimate to compare firearm deaths with motor vehicle deaths because both result in the deaths of fellow Australians, currently firearms account for 1 person in 100,000 whereas vehicle deaths account for 4.5 deaths per 100,000.
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/road_deaths_australia_monthly_bulletins

Now if that figure were for gun deaths you'd be calling for the immediate ban of all firearms but you, and others of like ilk, are happy with that figure because to limit the use of cars would have an adverse effect on your lifestyle and over a thousand dead fellow citizens per year is a small price to pay for your convenience.
You've had plenty of opportunities to say if you would give up car use to save lives and your refusal to answer the question indicates a certain callousness.

Is Mise,

So, is there really a gun "industry" in Australia? I was relying on your knowledge for the answer.

ttbn,

Yes, there is a gun industry in Australia and firearms are remodelled, converted, rebuilt, have new barrels fitted and generally repaired by gunsmiths, mostly one-man operations.

Lithgow manufactures a range of sporting and military rifles
http://www.lithgowarms.com/la-101-crossover/

One man gunsmithing operations that have been shut down with vindictive unfairness in WA, Vic and Qld .
The gunsmiths' social interaction with customers is but a fraction of that of a bottle shop but the bottle shops were allowed to remain open.