Hi Issy,

Obviously John Edwards was not a fit and proper person to hold a gun licence. At what stage did the NSW Commissioner of Police sit down with Edwards to determine he was such a fit and proper person? Never, it was in the hands of the gunnie fraternity to make such a judgement and they failed. My point being, we should not allow the nut jobs of the gunnie fraternity to judge if other nut jobs should have access to guns!

There is between 400 and 500 accidental gun deaths in America every year. The tragic shooting of Halyna Hutchins highlights the fact that wherever there are lax gun laws people are going to be subjected to both accidental and malicious shootings. I simply say in Australia we must be ever vigilant, as there are those within the Australian gunnie fraternity, who with the backing of powerful foreign originations such as the NRA of America seek to "white ant" our robust gun laws at every opportunity, and they have been successful at times.

p/s Recently two leading gang members, Salim and Toufik Hamze were shot dead in Sydney. These people may well be criminals, but the fact is guns are in the community and are used by other criminals to murder people. At some stage these guns were no doubt manufactured by legal businesses, but ended up in the hands of criminals. Sometime criminals not only shoot each other, but they also shoot innocent people.

Is Mise,

Alec Baldwin in this incident was more than just
"an actor." He was both star and producer. And to
use the old adage - "The buck stops here," should
apply to him here. Questions have been raised about
the working conditions on his film. A small budget
Western movie of which Baldwin was in charge.

The Los Angeles Times cited several members of the crew
and others close to the production as saying six or
seven camera operators had walked off the set hours
before the tragedy.

It was also reported that there had been at least one
previous misfire with the prop gun. There's been
everything from lack of payment for 3 weeks, taking
hotels away, lack of covid safety, poor gun safety, poor
on set safety, and the list goes on.

A bad and sad tragedy resulted - but responsibility should
not be brushed aside.

"The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party's lead Upper House candidate, Michael Banasiak, said in February that party members wanted sporting shooters to be given easier access to 'silencers', or 'suppressors' as they are also known."

Al Capone policy, would you not agree Issy. Party members indeed, who were they, the 'Hamze mob'! Issy do you agree the Shooters and Hooters Party is made up of two factions 'The Elephant Eaters' led by Tweedle Dumb, and The Wombat Killers under the command of Tweedle Even Dumber! Both factions support the policy of "Firearms For Five Year Olds" Disgraceful!

Paul,
Grow up.
Silencers are legal in many countries including New Zealand and the UK, they are seen as a safety device that lessens possible hearing loss.
That said I’m not in favour, being of the opinion that the hunted should get fair warning that hunters are around,I also like to know if anyone is shooting in my vicinity.

However a silencer can be very simply and cheaply made with items from your local supermarket, I won’t say how to make one except that it is necessary to drink the 500mil of milk in the convenient plastic bottle.u

Dear Issy,

That is not nice, silencers are used by criminals to cover their foul deeds, murders for one. Are the Shooters and Hooters in cahoots with the criminal class?

Revealed today at the ICAC that the corrupt Daryl Maguire was a big fan of all things shooting. He made reference to his association with the SSAA. Anything to say Issy?

BTW in 2019 the Shooters and Hooters leader in NSW said he favoured the removal of ALL gun laws, thus the reference from me that they have a policy of, "Firearms for five year olds".

Paul,
If criminals want silencers they make their own but can you point me to an occasion when a silencer has been used by a criminal to committ a murder?

You continue to make unsubstantiated claims, how about a reference now and then?
Regarding Edwards he was given a Commissioners Permit NOT on the say so of any gun club members etc.,they had nothing to do with the process.A Commissioners Permit is issued in the name of the Commissioner by the Police Department without reference to any outside body.
A person given a CP is a person who is already familiar with firearms and who does not have to do the mandatory training nor wait to purchase a firearm.

So how about you stop trying to score points from the murder of two children.

Foxy,
There were no misfires, unfortunately the gun fired perfectly.