Yet Another Australian Crackdown: Vegas Gave The Queensland Government The Reason To Further Tighten Some Of The Already Tightest Gun Laws In The World. An Appeal To US Citizens

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Dear America...


Your country is special. It stands as one of the remaining beacons of a culture that values (or at least once did) the value of the balance that an armed citizenry manifests between the state and the populace. This post is to appeal to you to hold on to the rights that your founding fathers knew you'd one day need and to use my country of origin as an example of what could happen if these rights aren't openly defended.

One Possible Future For America


To be blunt, you could end up like Australia. The tale of how our guns were taken from us is widely known. All that's required for this to happen to you is a lack of opposition and a broad yielding to (and I don't mean to be controversial here but think of the broader context) the apparent immediate need of the moment over the greater consideration of the society as a whole.

It seems now that it's weekly that I'm having to write about the ongoing litany of freedom revocations underway in Australia. In fact it was exactly 7 days ago that I wrote of the last series of infringements on the people that all occurred in the single day. Read about that here.

We have all heard about the broadly disseminated doubts surrounding the Vegas shooting. Whether or not there was a single shooter or multiple, whether or not it was orchestrated by the state (and there's certainly an argument to consider this) or not, the political landscape that such an event creates is unarguably biased towards the gun control body.

Where do such biases lead? Welcome to the latest in my series of news articles...

Queensland's Labor government has announced tightened restrictions for lever-action shotguns.

Why? Because the toughest gun laws in the world aren't tough enough or course!


Queensland's Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk conveying how dangerous (for government hegemony) an armed citizenry is) thanks to sbs.com.au

The Queensland government will tighten gun control measures, restricting access to high-capacity lever-action shotguns.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the measure, coming on the back of last week's Las Vegas massacre, will improve public safety.

"What that city and that state have suffered is the surest testament to the need for Australia's strong gun laws - laws put into effect at significant political cost by Prime Minister John Howard after the Port Arthur Massacre," Ms Palaszczuk told state parliament on Tuesday.

"My government will show our resolve to strengthen those laws by restricting access to high-capacity lever-action shotguns, such as the Adler A1-10."

Under the changes lever-action shotguns with a capacity of five or fewer rounds will be transferred from Category A to Category B, and those able to hold more than five rounds will move to Category D.

The premier says the reclassification brings Queensland into line with a COAG decision 10 months ago to strengthen the National Firearms Agreement.

The changes to weapons licensing will take effect from March.

Isn't it strange that these reclassifications were decided upon 10 months ago but only after the Vegas shooting are they publicized as coming into effect. Could it be to capitalize on the weakened resistance to pro-gun arguments that typically follows incidents such as the Vegas horror?

So please America, consider the situation carefully before allowing the crisis of the moment to change your society in a way that leaves you vulnerable to indefensible tyranny.

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In Australia were not even allowed to own Airsoft guns. The sport of Airsoft is illegal.

Dear Americans, don't be like Australia. Cherish your 2nd Amendment.

Right after the shooting, many public comments mentioned Australia straight away. This is a great read and an interesting perspective. We're all curious how the citizens of the "gun-free" (or nearly gun-free) countries really feel about their laws as we only see what is publicly posted in our forums.

Great contribution @wachtelsfamily. Yes once the laws are there they're essentially there for good. Not everyone is happy being unarmed that's for sure.

There's all this talk of compromise from people offering to give up nothing.

That's actually quite an insightful and concise observation

Yeah I got tired of just coasting by on my looks.
My most recent post is on a similar observation.

Ha! Golden!

It's nice to read a post about my home state of Queensland. Unfortunately, it is about our very sad and utterly hopeless Queensland Government. Using the Vegas shooting to impose tighter gun laws on shotguns, gosh.

How many massacres in Queensland involving shotguns have we had recently?

That aside, gun laws have not made much of difference to gun violence anyway. Look at how many shootings have taken place in gun free zones. Brainwashed nut-jobs are the bigger problem, not guns.

Thanks for the information @nolnocluap. One day we will be able to break free from this ridiculous two party system we have here.

Thanks for the thoughtful reply @spectrumecons. Laws aren't the right tool to combat law breakers. Murder is already illegal so why would murders respect gun laws? Gun free zones are ripe with unarmed victims. Armed targets are harder to kill in large numbers. Armed targets have the means to impose consequences on those who instigate violence.

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I live in the UK however I believe the people of the US should defend their right to bear arms. It's the only thing that keeps the government from becoming totalitarian. Just look at what has happened to those who lost their rights to bear arms in the last century. The U.K. and Australia are currently just about the only countries that have disarmed the public without going on to slaughter them indiscriminately. Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and Pol Pot decided the public needs to be disarmed, didn't end well for many people in those countries did it!
Weapons aren't the cause of Americas problems, over medicated many people who don't need and the scumbags in DC are the problem. Don't even get me started on the false flag shootings........

Hey @tremendospercy thanks for the detailed reply. I know it's a decisive topic but people like you and me obviously feel passionately about what it all means. False flags are really so egregious it is a topic difficult to tackle... but it must be tackled!

I totally agree, if this shit is allowed to continue unquestioned many will die so the authorities can lock the rest of us down . Bad juju buddy.

Interesting points. America is a bit lossey goosey on gun laws, especially in some states where it takes nearly no info or background to purchase a gun.

I'm fine with the right to bare arms, however I am all for any kind of automatic weapon or variation of to be banned as that helps thwart the mass killings to an extent.

In the ends, I'm worrying less about guns as a form of protection or ability to fight tyranny as we become a more and more technological online word.

I feel like the anonymous group is nearly as powerful right now as any armed gov't or organization. I'm more worried about that than I am armed forces.

Hey @scaredycatguide thanks for the well constructed thoughts and I appreciate the feedback on what can be a devisive topic.

You raise a great point about the online world and indeed the whole topic of big brother and the invasion of privacy along with discussions around our general susceptibility to fragile infrastructure is a topic in itself.

They're good examples of issues that can grow to impede the sanctuary of life if not arrested early by a concerned populace and thought must be given to worrying trends whether in our personal lives or on a national scale before they fester into insurmountable problems.

Thanks again for weighing in, appreciate it!