In the midst of the anti-gun propaganda blitzkrieg of the previous week, you may have noticed this release from SIFA: “Australian states and territories committed to enacting baseline firearms controls via the National Firearms Agreement 1996. The NFA was reaffirmed by all Australian jurisdictions in 2017.
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Incompetence or Witness intimidation?
Earlier today we were informed that a Qld based Collector has had his licenses suspended due to a sudden and treatable eye condition. Importantly, this man provided an affidavit to Applicants in the WT15-01 Pistol reviews currently before QCAT. that, amongst other things, identified WLB’s false
More firearms go missing at Victoria Police’s Firearms Registry
Right after a Victoria Police Superintendent being charged with illegal possession of firearms comes this: “The Age can reveal that an audit of nearly 1000 firearms – conducted by the police’s Licensing and Regulation Division – discovered 81 guns could not be accounted for. The findings of
Promotion Patton and Victoria Police attempting to dictate arbitrary limits on firearms
Australia – where Police make the rules. This from the Australian Deer Association: This is the item the ADA are referring to: Kudos to the ADA for standing their ground and representing shooters. However, as we all can agree only 1200 people affected is not a
Victorian LRD debacle confirms that firearm registration has got to go
Register your guns they said. It will be secure, they said. This one from the The Age: “Serious doubts have emerged about the accuracy of Victoria Police’s firearms registry amid growing concerns about the number of guns available on the black market. Melbourne security business owner
Tractor used to steal firearms: Another Australian “world class” gun laws epic fail
Take a bow, National Firearms Agreement: “A family living on a property in rural Victoria that was robbed is offering a $10,000 reward for information that may help capture the daring thieves. Robbers used a tractor connected to a chain to ram their way into a
Medicare hack debacle proves that it’s time the firearm registries were shut down for good
The private details of Australians on Medicare are in jeopardy after revelations that the national database has been hacked and details are being sold on the dark web, in one of the largest identity theft scandals in recent history. Yet to comment on this is AMA
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
“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
“New” National Firearms Agreement. Same sh*t, different day
In true government style when no-one was paying attention on a Friday afternoon, the ‘new’ National Firearms Agreement was released by the Attorney General’s office on Friday. The review took two years, wasted a ton of public money, took no intentional public consultation other than an