Imagine my shock. While the AFP and Michael Keenan were patting themselves on the back for an alleged 57,000 firearms handed in at the amnesty, that narrative was unravelling in the Senate Estimates Committee hearing thanks to Based Leyonhjelm: So, not only could the AFP not
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Watch your language: How politicians and the media warp Australians’ perception of firearms
It’s obvious to many that the Australian media and politicians have been at the forefront of shaping Australians’ perception on firearms, particularly to those who are indifferent or against firearms in general. The level of astounding mistruths and misinformation that are promulgated on this topic in
“50,000 firearms” handed in during firearm amnesty virtue signal
The 3 month virtue signal exercise aka the National Firearms Amnesty from Justice Minister Michael Keenan came to an end this week. This statement from the Prime Minister’s Office: “Australia’s 3 month National Firearms Amnesty has led to more than 50,000 firearms being handed in across
“Feel good” amnesty stories and WA Police break their own firearm safety rules
The Australian Government has kept up it’s propaganda drive for the national firearms amnesty, flooding the mainstream media with a wave of “feel good” amnesty stories to validate Justice Minister Michael Keenan’s vanity project. Tasmania Police claimed that 154 firearms had been handed in across the
Australian Gun Owner trolls National Firearm Amnesty by surrendering Nerf Gun
It didn’t even take 10 minutes. On the first day of the National Firearm Amnesty, a Queensland gun owner has surrendered a Nerf Gun: What is interesting is that names and details are being taken (although it is standard procedure to do so when handing in
The National Firearms Amnesty is pointless virtue signalling from Michael Keenan
Michael Keenan announced today that there will be a three month national firearms amnesty where unregistered firearms could be handed in “no questions asked.” This is also in addition to the bomb amnesty that NSW Police announced just a few weeks ago. Yes, that’s a real
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
Huge theft of firearms in WA: Yet another mockery of Australian Gun Laws
Things keep getting more interesting and embarrassing for those at the Attorney General’s Department. A huge theft of firearms has occurred when Barry and Son’s Firearms in Beckenham, Western Australia was robbed in the early hours of March 12 with a reported 60 firearms stolen. From
“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
The Truth About The Adler Ban: Australia Goes Full Potato
The 18 month Adler A110 shotgun debacle has reached it’s anti-climax with COAG deciding to reclassify the 7-shot Adler lever action shotgun into Category D, while the 5-shot Adler will move from Category A to Category B. This is just after a cache of illegal firearms