Firearms Laws in Australia are about to get a major shakeup after the shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah Celebrations on Sunday.

Of course, the ‘strengthened’ firearms laws are aimed at the soft easy target, Licensed Firearms Owners (LFAO), not criminals or terrorists! Reason for this no doubt is LFAO will comply with the law, whereas criminals and terrorists don’t give a rat’s rectum about gun laws.

Watch this space for further updates once we know if we will be allowed to own a firearm in the future.

I was wondering what kind of a knee jerk reaction this was going to cause. The shooter was already licensed right? What more will they do?

-DallanC

We have seen the same reaction overhere a few times.
The strange thing is that when they use a car or a truck instead of a gun, you don't get similar reactions...

after the ban on lead shot, they are now working on a ban on lead bullets and they don't seem to know that these all brass bullets will go trough the bullet-free-vests of lawmen...
as the famous scoccerplayer Johan Cruyf once said: "Every advantage has a disadvantage!" and I don't think Cruyf had a PhD...

We, in Canada, are going through this too, and have been since the LIeberals took over.

Those terrorist cowards and the soft government always picking easy targets.

My understanding is that the terrorists at Bondi were shooting for 20 minutes? Because no one could stop them. One very courageous man temporarily disarmed one of them but that did not stop the attack.

If the 20 minute time frame is true, where were the police?

I saw on the news there is video of them firing, bolt action rifles.

-DallanC

DallanC wrote:

I was wondering what kind of a knee jerk reaction this was going to cause. The shooter was already licensed right? What more will they do? -DallanC

There were two shooters…a father and son. It’s my understanding the father wasn’t an Australian citizen (shot dead by the Police), only on a visa, and the son, born here, was on a watch list for being radicalised. Neither should have had access to legal firearms, but the father had six firearms and was a member of a shooting club. What I can’t understand is how they got from their vehicle
The Govt is now saying only Australian citizens will be allowed a firearms license and be allowed to purchase firearms.

I only know what is being reported by the media, including the knee jerk, “slam the gate after the horse has bolted” reaction from our moron Prime Minister (PM), Anthony Albanese (I call him AnAl Sleazy), a confirmed Communist since his days in University, trying to piggy back new Firearms Laws on those made by The Toxic Turd, Jack Boot Johnny, John Howard, the PM in 1996 after the Port Arthur shooting. These draconian laws banned everyday shooters access to semi automatic firearms and pump action shotguns and reduced the allowed pistol calibres to a maximum of .38 calibre.

Apart from that, I am in the dark about the changes being made to firearms laws. The guy I feel really sorry for is our mate Gelandangan…these changes to the firearms laws in the State of New South Wales will impact him massively I think. Maybe Gelan has more info as to the changes being made to firearms laws.

DallanC wrote:

I saw on the news there is video of them firing, bolt action rifles. -DallanC

looked like a straight pull...like a blazer

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

My understanding is that the terrorists at Bondi were shooting for 20 minutes? Because no one could stop them. One very courageous man temporarily disarmed one of them but that did not stop the attack. If the 20 minute time frame is true, where were the police?

dont think that is correct... yes one very couragous chap disarmed the father and got shot in the process by the son... a give a little page set up for him in into 7 figures....
the police,armed with only handguns did get there and deal to situation but it sounds like most who were present were pretty much raw recruits....
you have got to give credit where its due,be a brave person to walk,run into the face of that.... its a sad situation all around
we as a species are doomed if we cant sort out our tribalism crap...
this endless fueding over which "magician in the sky" (as someone put it today) is correct ,makes me sick...and if you look at it carefully..the big three religion's all have the same fella at the top,they share the first 6 books/parts of the holy books...so we agree on the early creation of mankind etc.... WHY folks get all hung up on the differences beyond this bit is the problem to be solved....it would be helpful if the senior leaders of all major branches would get together around BBQ with many heaps cups of tea out in the boonies somewhere...and stay there untill they sort it out...
untill we as a species FIX these fundimental fueds....the gun laws,immigration laws etc etc etc are just ambulance at bottom of the cliff.

Vince wrote:

The guy I feel really sorry for is our mate Gelandangan…these changes to the firearms laws in the State of New South Wales will impact him massively I think. Maybe Gelan has more info as to the changes being made to firearms laws.

Frankly we are now in limbo, waiting for the result of the new resolution.
The politicians definitely know that limiting the numbers of gun would not stop any crime, after all there is a shooting happening in Sydney almost daily now, even after the gun grab in 1997 and a lot more tightening of the law.
But they are also run out of idea where to start to fix the dilemma. Simply banning a particular religion would not do since the hero of the shooting is actually a moslem. Stopping radicalisation would simply move them to another country (as was in this case, the preps were radicalised in Philippine).

Not sure if the politicians have brain right now.
I know our premiere Chris Minn personally before he get in the elevated position. After all, he was a local and was my customer back when I have a camera store, he wasn't bad back then even though we have differing opinion about things in general and he knew I am an avid sport shooter. I think the pressure of the rabid fringe greens and the need to get re elected changes him.

Generally the general population in NSW is split three way right now, those that wants guns eliminated from civilian, those that wants to keep their sport and those that do not give a shit either way. I guess it is the same everywhere else.

I am holding my breath, I hope I do not run out of gas before they make up their mind.

gelandangan wrote:

Vince wrote: The guy I feel really sorry for is our mate Gelandangan…these changes to the firearms laws in the State of New South Wales will impact him massively I think. Maybe Gelan has more info as to the changes being made to firearms laws. Frankly we are now in limbo, waiting for the result of the new resolution. The politicians definitely know that limiting the numbers of gun would not stop any crime, after all there is a shooting happening in Sydney almost daily now, even after the gun grab in 1997 and a lot more tightening of the law. But they are also run out of idea where to start to fix the dilemma. Simply banning a particular religion would not do since the hero of the shooting is actually a moslem. Stopping radicalisation would simply move them to another country (as was in this case, the preps were radicalised in Philippine). I am holding my breath, I hope I do not run out of gas before they make up their mind.

I think the first step they should very seriously consider is banning all protests/marches in favour of Hamas, especially by the ‘rent-a-crowd’ morons. Immediate jail for those that organise these marches, as well as any arrested in a protest. Next should be the banning of displaying the ‘Hamas flag’ as we so often see. Immediate jail for anybody found supporting and/or displaying any terrorist group. This no doubt would cause initial ‘dramas’ but if these dramas are dealt with harshly then hopefully problems would reduce and disappear. Additionally, the Govt needs to take a long hard look at who they allow into Australia, instead of ‘buying votes’ by allowing anybody into the country.

Then immediate jail for anybody burning the Australian flag.

Raise a covert Force that can infiltrate any of these terrorist supporting groups in order for the leaders to be dealt with then deported to whichever country they are supporting. This Force would be separate from State Police and would be a part of the Federal Police and/or Military Special Force Counter Terrorism squads, and possibly ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation).

I am so sick and tired of the good law abiding citizens of the country being penalised for the actions of these terrorists or their supporters. It is time to, not just ‘cut the head off the snake’, but to totally destroy ‘the snake’ and dispose of the remains!

We will never be able to completely stamp out support for or actions by terrorist groups, but if it can be made hard enough for them to operate, then that would be a good start.