SMH poll on gun laws

[Aubrey]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-quest ... 1xqtq.html

[macguru]

everybody should go to this link and have a vote !

the stats are interesting

andrew

[Razer]

An excerpt from what the mayor wrote. Unbiased, very well written, and to the point.
The 'bold' I have highlighted.

THE MAYOR KATRINA HUMPHRIES

LOCKS keep honest people out. Signs are for honest people to obey. Rules are for honest people to follow. Gun laws are for honest people and when guns were outlawed the outlaws kept their guns.

Zero tolerance for illegal gun dealers and users is possibly the only way to clean up this mess, along with sizeable cash rewards for information leading to arrests of persons involved in gun crimes. Perhaps strong mandatory jail terms for the perpetrators would also be a deterrent.

Some say our jails are overcrowded now; too bad – build more, of lesser quality, so the jail experience is a punishment not a reward. Customs also needs to be tighter.

All these solutions will take a lot of money to fund, but if governments are serious then the proceeds of crime need to be quarantined to help fund these extra measures.

It is my belief that the politically correct and the do-gooders of this country are bringing our fantastic lifestyle and happy-go-lucky nature to their knees.

[Sam Walker]

A practice enforced on another Oz shooters forum (AHN) is to "break" the link so the news site doesn't know the votes are coming from biased people like us. Simply put <the link> so people can cut and paste it in a new browser tab

[John E]

Doesn't matter whether we are biased or not --- our opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, and the anti's are just as biased as we are.

[Sam Walker]

[/b]We all know that John, as we should all know that we shooters don't always get a fair go in the media. [/i]