After the London Terrorist Attack and Brighton Shooting, much of the discourse of the past week has been spent on Australia’s capacity to respond to terrorism. Senator David Leyonhjelm appeared on the Today Show to discuss lethal and non-lethal self-defence for Australian citizens. It was a
Tasmania Police firearm safety record under the microscope
Freedom of Information documents obtained by FOU, courtesy of Firearms Laws Australia, has shown the number of negligent or unintentional discharges of firearms by Tasmania Police officers while on duty for the past five years. Since 2012 there have been 18 negligent or unintentional discharges by
Brighton Shooting: the latest “Tough Gun Laws” fail
De ja vu. One week removed from criminal Rick Maddison acquiring what appeared to be a full automatic firearm and killing a Queensland Policeman, a criminal in Melbourne has done similar. Yacqub Khayre, a Somali refugee turned hardened criminal, acquired an illegal firearm (alleged to have
Amnesty? That’s just a technicality.
With yet another official firearms amnesty on the horizon, it seems prudent to bring forward a case that really makes us question the value of these amnesties. Following the COAG resolution to restrict the availability and use of handguns by sporting shooters in late 2002, a
Another epic failure of Australia’s “tough” gun laws leads to killing of Queensland Policeman by full auto firearm
A 24 hour stand-off between Queensland Police and a known criminal has resulted in a Policeman being killed with a full auto firearm near Adare in Queensland. Senior Constable Brett Forte was gunned down by reknown criminal Rick Maddison when Forte attempted to stop Maddison’s vehicle.
“Just be compliant during a home invasion” says Neil Mitchell and Victoria Police
As a shooting in Coolaroo with transpired, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Steve Fontana, yes that Steve Fontana, appeared on the Today Show Tuesday morning to address the growing public reaction to the violent crime problem in Victoria. We give Karl Stefanovic some credit – he did
After an 8 person home invasion in Melbourne it’s time Australians took the red pill on self-defence
It’s just another lawless week in Victoria. The pick of this week’s action: A jewellery store in Waverley Gardens was robbed on Monday by a gang of axe wielding assailants. This was followed up by a 2nd jewellery store heist, this time in Malvern East. It
George Soros’ civilian disarmament lackey Rebecca Peters bombs again on the ABC
Rebecca Peters reared her head in the Australian media last week on the back of accepting an Order of Australia for her work on gun control. Peters had taken time off from her work in Guatemela to accept the award. Considering it is ranked 10th worldwide
Victoria needs self-defence reform, not mandatory sentencing
The lawlessness continues in Victoria. Here’s a brief snapshot of recent action: An attempted car jacking in Terang A service station held up by hammer wielding assailants A man randomly bashed at a McDonalds A woman carjacked at gunpoint in Pascoe Vale A woman forced to
“Bomb amnesty” and another firearm registry fail. The farce continues.
For the 2nd time in four months, Australian firearm owner details have been leaked to the public due to bureaucratic incompetence. In contrast to the incident in Victoria just recently, Service NSW have sent firearm licences to the wrong addresses. From the Daily Telegraph: “WEAPON stores