Hi Foxy,

"reckless behaviour of some shooters that has left his (farm) workers and stock in fear for their lives."

Yes, so typical, the gun happy brigade are an extremely reckless and a selfish mob thinking only of their own perverse pleasure. We seen the underhanded efforts by the pro-gun Steve Dickson a close associate of Malcolm Roberts and Pauline Hanson in trying to obtain financial benefit in the form of slush money from a foreign organisation to use to undermine Australia's already weakened gun laws. Don't worry about the mentally deranged with guns, we have the NSW Shooters and Hooters Party with a policy of arming school children!

Hi Paul,

I understand your concerns about gun laws.
I was under the impression that this country
was doing OK - and was nothing like the US.

I'd hate for us to become like the US.

I think that this happens from time to time is almost inevitable. Farmers still seem to me to need guns

As most of you know I was a Licensing Police Officer when I was still in the job. And as I said in an earlier email at that time - When asked about the strength or otherwise of our existing F/A licensing laws, whether they were sufficiently robust or whether they needed further strengthening. I'll again reiterate;

There should be even further comprehensive inquiries made by police into the emotionally fitness or otherwise, for an applicant to be granted a F/A license, and be in possession of a F/A. Or medical/psychiatric evidence, suggesting that individual should have his F/A licence, denied, revoked, and any firearms currently in his possession; be surrendered or seized.

At the same time, the official position has always been, a F/A is an integral tool needed in some instances of primary production. Moreover, bona fide F/A clubs have their place as well, as shooting is a recognised Olympic Sport.

But I can accept and acknowledge the legitimate concerns of both, PAUL1405 and FOXY, that there's always one that can slip through the net, leaving a trail of horror and death in their wake. How can it be stopped...? I don't know. Other than increasing the vigilance of all licensing police, and requiring an applicant to furnish (i) Evidence of Good Character, together with (ii) a Psychiatric Certificate of Fitness to be lodged with every F/A application.

ACAB, so there's that

Dear O Sung Wu,

I respect your expertise in this matter.
I'm not familiar with all the laws in place
but I think that we are doing much better than
the US. I also don't have any answers except to
agree with what you recommend. Which to me makes
sense. It's such a complicated issue.