As sure as night follows day, the Liberal Party sells firearm owners out again: “The state Liberal government’s controversial proposal would have doubled the duration of some gun licences and made weapons such as pump-action shotguns more readily available. The policy was designed in the lead-up
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Ex-Tasmanian MLC Tony Mulder supports gun law changes
Former Tasmanian MLC Tony Mulder has come out in support of the proposed changes to the firearms act by Will Hodgman in the Advocate: “Mr Mulder said he supported the National Firearms Agreement but there needed to be changes to Tasmanian gun laws so that farmers
Sam Lee has brain explosion over Tasmanian Government Firearm proposals
It seems only 10 people turning up to your Friday afternoon protest has really got to Sam Lee who has had a meltdown in the Guardian, calling for the Federal Government to “seize control” over the states on firearms: “Gun control advocates have called for federal
Tasmanian Firearm “Inquiry” is a waste of time and taxpayer money
The Tasmanian Government looks like it has caved to the anti-gun loonies and is announcing an Inquiry into the proposed changes: “The Tasmanian Government has agreed to open up controversial gun law reform to scrutiny by the state’s Upper House, as pressure is applied to the
Shambolic Shorten wants Turnbull to illegally enforce non-binding National Firearms Agreement on Tasmania
In a cynical move designed deliberately to tie in with the #MarchForOurLives hysteria, Bill Shorten has written to Malcolm Turnbull over the Will Hodgman government’s proposals in Tasmania. This from the ALPBC: “Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called on the Prime Minister to review proposed changes
Relevance Deprivation Syndrome: More anti-firearm drivel from Tony Rundle
The conga line of ultracrepidarians spouting unqualified opinions over Will Hodgman’s proposals grew longer this week. This time with another Howard-era fossil, Tony Rundle, on the ABC: “Tasmania’s former Liberal premier, Tony Rundle, who was in government when the Port Arthur massacre occurred, is urging the
Anti-firearm soft lobbying over Tasmanian Liberals’ proposals begins
As expected, the media machine has already started soft lobbying to try and pressure the Tasmanian Liberals to cave in over their sensible changes to the Firearms Act. Apart from the liars over at the Guardian still trying to claim the changes were released on the
Simon Breheny: “Gun debate in Australia is quite amateur”
A rare moment of clarity on the firearm debate in Australia from Simon Breheny on Paul Murray Live on Friday: .@Simon_Breheny: Most of the people who have gun licenses take gun ownership seriously – @TasLiberal are making a sensible decision regarding greater access to firearms. MORE:
ABC have fake whinge about month-old LNP firearm proposals before Tasmanian election
On the eve of the Tasmanian election, the ABC have thrown a fake hissy-fit over Tasmanian Police Minister Rene Hidding’s proposal to make very reasonable changes to Tasmania’s Firearms Act. This press release was done by Rene Hidding all the way back on 9 February 2018,