Hi Issy,
The mates water pistol wasn't loaded, does that count?

BTW; I'd lend ya my copy of 'Grumblebum' great spell checker you recommended, except its all in Swahili, would that help?

That old bloke you said was quick on opening his gun safe, what does he do then, hit the baddy over the head with his gun, under the law its not loaded, and the ammo is somewhere else.

You support "SELF PROTECTION" as a stand alone reason for gun ownership. Please explain how it would operate;

1 Would a loaded gun be in easy reach in the home?
2 Would a self protection weapon be carried in public, openly and/or concealed?
3 What type of guns would be allowed for self protection?
4 Who in the population would be eligable to have a gun for self protection?

The answer is; Dodge City here we come.

The fact is you wont answer those 4 simple questions because you would be a laughing stock!

Paul,
The questions don’t arise as I don’t support self protection as a reason for gun ownership.
Did you not read where I said that the current gun laws are OK and that the restriction on ownership for self protection is particularly good?

With fingerprint or facial recognition it takes less than a second to unlock a safe, if the ammo is in a locked receptacle within the safe (perfectly legal) it takes less than a second to unlock it as well, presuming a similar lock system.
So I’d say, with a bit of practice it should be possible to be loaded in less than 10 seconds of reaching the safe

Unloaded or not your mate would still be in trouble, another possible charge is “…being in possession of an implement capable of discharging a hurtful irritant, liquid or gas.”
Note the comma, that’s 3 hurtful things.

It’s not spell check that I need but to be able to turn the auto correct off, so far all attempts have failed.

Issy,

Good to see you agreeing with 99% of Greens Firearms Policy. Just as pleasing is your rejection of the moronic Dodge City policy of the moronic NSW Shooters and Hooters Party. Under their Action Plan, Point 5 reads;

"Establish family and home protection as a genuine reason to own and use a firearm and continue to support measures increasing a person’s right to self-defence."

What moron wrote that? Under this law a 5 year old could take a loaded gun to school for self-defence. A dotty old fool could carry a loaded concealed weapon into a supermarket. A mother with baby could take a loaded shot gun onto a bus. The possibilities are endless. Loaded guns lying around the house just in case they are needed for self-defence! Issy and you a founding member of the NSW Shooters and Hooters Party, rejecting such "brilliant" policy.

I would reckon Dodge City would be a lot safer place, particularly if you sided with the sheriff, than a number of suburbs in most of our capital, &/or large cities today.

I'm sure it was much safer than many areas of some major US cities today.

Paul,
You assume that the person who wrote the Shooters’ party policy would put as moronic an interpretation upon it as your good self.
The current firearms laws are doomed anyway as they contain the seeds of their own destruction.

A man with known associations with white supremacists takes a weapon (which he was not legally entitled to have) across State borders specifically to intimidate people he does not know in matters that do not concern him directly.

It was interesting to see that during his "meltdown" in the dock that he paused twice - once to look left at the jury and again to look right at the judge.
In any case he has become the pinup boy for extreme right-wing vigilantism that is bound to worsen and spread.

I'm waiting for the day that people start bringing guns to "freedom protests" in our capital cities.