I'm a little bit proud of the silver sub forum

[Court Jester]

I'm not happy I had to hand in my semi automatic rifle during the call back many years ago. Now I have to make do with a slow pump action.

pump action is cat C so you can still get a semi auto rimfire ruger 10/22 would be nice

 

[Court Jester]

I'm not happy I had to hand in my semi automatic rifle during the call back many years ago. Now I have to make do with a slow pump action.

You ought to keep quiet about that pump action coz most of those are on the naughty list too.

incorrect you just need the right lisence like with ANY firearm in Australia

 

[Skyrocket]

I'm not happy I had to hand in my semi automatic rifle during the call back many years ago. Now I have to make do with a slow pump action.

pump action is cat C so you can still get a semi auto rimfire ruger 10/22 would be nice

I don't get it, did they change the law since the call back? I recall they called back ALL semi automatics.

 

[paruwka]

Silver bullitt 10.28

"..It is in fact illegal to defend your life with any weapon here..." No, that is not true anywhere in Australia. Lawful self defence includes the killing of an assailant. A question on 'excessive self defence' may be raised depending on circumstances ie killing a person shoplifting a chocolate bar is likely to get you in deep trouble vs killing to protect yourself and others during a home invasion.

With respect, you are, in fact, mistaken.
I could give many examples as well as quote the relevant laws but for the sake of this discussion, suffice to say there are many instances of charges arising over the use of weapons and defending against these charges on the grounds of the use of reasonable force to prevent a crime is increasingly more difficult.
If a woman had an aerosol deodorant or hairspray in her purse and stated she carried this for the purpose of self defense she could actually be charged with going armed in public with intent simply by a implying this intention of use of that which would normally be a legal item to be in possession of.
To defend your actions legally, based on your interpretation of the alleged offenders intentions is problematic in all parts of the world but it seems particularly so in Australia, especially when "weapons" are alleged to be involved.
This is a complex subject, as all legal subjects are, but I hope this is sufficient to indicate that it's problematic, legally, in Aus to justify your actions if you biff an assailant with a stick and you run a very high risk of being charged yourself for your actions in defending yourself.

Well, I can also supply links to State law supporting my statements. I do agree with you however, use of deadly force is likely to raise a lot of complex questions. I suggest with respect we agree to disagree and hope to never end up in such a situation

 

[sammysilver]

I'm not proud.

 

[whinfell]

LOL - Phrenzy starts a thread about the price of silver, and even before we've reached page 2 the thread has degenerated into arguements about gun control.

Welcome to Silver Stackers! :lol:

 

[Revils]

Where do you draw the line on legality of weapon ownership? Are you a subject not a citizen if you can't have nuclear warheads in your basement? Are you free to build the deathstar? Freedom for me is not worrying that more people might die in a cinema watching Batman than characters in the movie dying.

Switzerland. Look it up.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cw1qNl2cpnM/UP8dpxsrO3I/AAAAAAAAAyk/xwi6s3AA1AI/s1600/Switzerland-guns.jpg

I looked it up
Switzerland - twice as likely to die from firearm related homicide than Australia. Also twice as likely to die unintentionally (accidents etc.) from guns.

 

[paruwka]

Truthfully, this is pretty much the only gun I feel I need...
[img=poured silver pistol]http://www.silvercoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/silver-pistol-gun.jpg[/img]

 

[smk762]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1EQRms62nY[/youtube]

Billy Meier is Swiss btw.

 

[Court Jester]

I'm not happy I had to hand in my semi automatic rifle during the call back many years ago. Now I have to make do with a slow pump action.

pump action is cat C so you can still get a semi auto rimfire ruger 10/22 would be nice

I don't get it, did they change the law since the call back? I recall they called back ALL semi automatics.

nope you can still get a semi auto rimfire (cat c ) or center fire rifle (cat d ) if you meet certain license conditions

 

[randomname]

I won't take offense as a US citizen, when such criticism comes from a person whose own country won't let them own firearms (for the most part). Better to be a citizen than a subject. I don't approve of all my country does either but I'll take it over any place else, mate.

Just my opinion.

Jim

jim, my comment was not meant as a "my country is better than yours" comment. there are great things about australia and terrible things too. ditto for the USA, but in different ways.

and to elaborate a touch further, i believe that citizens of the USA are just as much victims of this global crime syndicate as are people in many other parts of the world. i guess you could say we have been lucky to an extent because we have yet to be at the barrel end of their military machine, although that process is well and truly underway within the USA. what will happen in australia is anyone's guess.

but for the record i agree with your assessment of firearm ownership. there are plenty of indicators that the port arthur massacre was a false flag designed to disarm the LAW ABIDING australian firearm owners. again, this was the plan of that same global crime syndicate. i do envy US citizens for their constitutional right to own virtually any firearm.

finally, i see this thread has gone towards firearms debate. for those who think banning them is a great idea - if you take mine i'll tell you to stick it in the smallest orifice of your body and hope it hurts you, but try telling a criminal to hand over their weapon... they'll shoot you in the face right where you stand. and then buy another one.

taking firearms from law abiding people who have not committed any crimes will not reduce crime. duh!