Australia and guns, plus my guns
(pic8.co)https://pic8.co/sh/rzzwBc.jpgI'm making this post to copy and paste every time someone says "HUUR THAT'S WHY YOU DONT GIVE UP YOUR GUNS" in reference to Australia.
The attached image are the guns that I own, in Victoria. Yes, they are plain and simple, that is because I am a hunter. I am also cheap. Quantity over quality. I also tend to play the support role, I spend more time letting people shoot my guns and gutting animals than actually shooting, so simple and light guns on my back are usually the best for me.
Top to bottom:
12g single
12g single
12g double
410 single
22 break open springer
177 break open springer
22 pcp
22LR
22wmr
308
Right 22 single. For when the girls get big enough.
Before the lock downs started I was saving for a proper gun, a ruger precision 300winmag. I have reloading gear for the 308 and the projectiles to a degree can be shared between them.
In 1996 the government banned semi auto rifles and shotguns, pump action shotguns for civilian use and silencers. Certain farmers and professional hunters can still get semi autos and silencers. If you want a pistol, you have to start with a 22 and attend sporting events 4 times a year. After some time and a club endorsement you can get a bigger pistol. Semi auto pistols are ok in all of this. You can not use your pistol anywhere other than at the club (legally).
They also implemented registered fire arms at this time. 1996 was 25 years ago. Every one who gave up these rights are currently 43 years old or older. So, anyone who is currently 42 or younger at the time of this post, was under 18 and could not own a gun anyway. I was in primary school in 1996. I had zero ability to resist the system.
Guns you can get in Australia: 50bmg rifles. Here is one for sale in my state that if I had the money, I could buy with my normal license. This one is cheapest around, if you want something better you need to order it, most stores don't stock the fancy ones, but they are available.:
https://www.gunemporium.com.au/product/barrett-m99-50-bmg-32-heavy-barrel-single-shot/We can get pump actions in any other rifle, other than shotgun. 308 and 223 pump actions are common. Australia also has a large market for straight pulls, which is like a semi auto, but the bolt has a handle that sticks out and you have to manually cycle it, no blow back. My brother in law says its just as fast with practice. Of course, level actions are also available and they are just as fast too.
History of what happened after 1996 with gun owners. The government has been running scare campaigns against guns successfully ever since. However, what has happened is that the number of gun owners has gone down, but the number of guns owned and purchased has gone up. Gun club memberships has also increased significantly. The government attempts to further regulate the guns that come out, but in most cases they are unsuccessful. For example, cylinder rifles had their imports banned and their prices shot up because of this. Some time after it was rescinded because the government did not have the right to do so. They have attacked the Adler lever actions several times because of how fast you can use them, but that went no where. Specially since much better shotguns exist.
Majority of gun owners do not live in the city, where most of the police are. Most of then took their guns rural. Owning a gun can also be hard if you do not have a safe, as we are required to keep them in safes. If your safe does not weigh at least 150kg (like mine) then it has to be bolted to the structure. People renting can not do this. Unless you have a monitored home alarm system, the max guns you can keep in a house is 15. Many people want guns, but the ongoing license cost and inability to get a safe keeps some people out. However, bows have become incredibly popular. I have taken several people out to shoot bows as they do not need a license. I also have 2 bows.
In the end, not giving up guns would not save anyone in australia, because the US has tonnes of guns and they are just as messed up as every one else. Your elections are stolen, your youth heroes are taken to court, your education is destroyed and you are taxed way more than most countries and have nothing to show for it. When are you going to use them? You wont. The same issue there applies to Australia. No one is unified and every one lives separately and lead separate lives. My family is all over the country. I have been creating ties with friends and like minded people locally to create a group for the purposes of defense when the time arises. I one man can not shoot all my guns at once and even my shitty springer air rifles will cause people to pause.
