The Australian public is well aware that the leaders of many shooting groups put money and effort to oppose strict gun laws. Many areas of our gun laws are blatantly weak yet gun leaders oppose public and governmental efforts to improve them. Activist shooters have a pre-prepared litany of excuses for other gun owners who behave badly. They often blame serious shooting misdemeanours on criminals or the mentally deficient when it is simply that the problem has arisen from people who are badly tra...