Gun Control Australia

THE SERIOUS WEAKNESS IN NSW GUN LAW CHANGES

110 changes have been proposed to the NSW Firearms Act 1996. This review of NSW gun laws has produced some useful improvements to those laws, particularly in regards to better controls on the armed security industry, higher penalties for illegal possession, and more forceful controls on gun trafficking and gun crime. GCA spokesperson Randy Marshall said that "There are many minor disappointing changes proposed which will make it easier for shooters to avoid their obligations but the major ...

More Dangerous Misinformation

Following an interview with GCA Spokesperson Randy Marshall on ABC Radio's3LO during Derek Guille's popular afternoon talkback show on Thursday, July 20th, the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) received airtime on the same show the following day. The SSAA's Keith Tidswell tried to impress listeners with a social responsibility message stressing the SSAA's recent participation as a "Non-Government Organisation" or NGO within United Nations gun control forums. GCA must remind...

Shooter Training and Handguns – Priorities for Police Ministers

GCA's priorities in the current gun control environment remain tightlyfocused on training and handguns. Both issues were opportunities missed when National and State lawmakers adopted the Uniform Agreement on Gun Laws following the Port Arthur Massacre in April 1996. Progress towards tougher training limps along within the Federal Attorney General's Department. Progress towards tougher handgun controls follows the usual knee-jerk pattern practised by gun control legislators worldwide - ...

The Complacent Country

There are dangerous signs of complacency creeping into Australian governments' gun control efforts. While the Federal Government shows surprise that handgun incidents are rising alarmingly no additional controls have been placed on improved storage of pistol collections or on the opportunistic security industry. In Victoria, the Bracks Labor government continues to pretend that the word "gun" has dropped out of the political lexicon. They seem to be all but allying themselves with the Nati...