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Renewed call to end duck shooting
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Outback region twice the size of Adelaide declared a nature reserve An outback region of South Australia twice the size of Adelaide has been declared a nature reserve. Witchelina Station, to the west of Lyndhurst, covers more than 4,200 square kilometres. It is the largest property to be added to a national reserve system. The Nature Foundation has made the purchase with almost $2 million of federal money and support from private donors....
South Australian crime levels fall...if you don't count murder Crime levels in South Australia have fallen for the seventh straight year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today shows. ABS figures reveal a 41.1 per cent fall in the crime rate since 2002. ABS figures show there were 4369 fewer offences committed in 2009 compared with 2008, which was a drop of 4.9 per cent. Sexual assault reached the lowest level since 2000 with 1488 offences recorded in 2009 compared to 1583 in 2008. There were declines in 10 of 13 offence categories compared with 2008, which included falls in kidnapping/abduction, armed robbery, blackmail/extortion, attempted murder, assault, unlawful entry with intent. Murder, attempted murder and manslaughter rates in 2009 dropped 1.5 per cent (64 from 65 in `08), although the murder rate alone was up 12 per cent (from 25 to 28)....
Gun Control and ownership laws in the UK Getting a licence is a long and complicated business. Every stage of the process is designed to reduce the likelihood of a gun falling into the wrong hands. It starts with an application form which asks specific questions about why the individual wants a gun, telling them they need to show "good reason". The criteria are tougher for firearms than shotguns because weapons that fire bullets must only be used for specific purposes in specific places. These would include deer stalking or sports shooting on an approved range. In contrast, shotguns tend to be used in more general rural circumstances, such as by farmers who are protecting livestock from foxes. Independent referees provide character statements in which they are expected to answer in detail about the applicant's mental state, home life and attitude towards guns....
Shooters Party moves to exempt air rifles from registration in NSW Shooters Party MLC Roy Smith has introduced legislation in the NSW Parliament to exempt air rifles from registration. Owners would still require a Cat A licence to own one. Also included in the bill is provision for minors under 12 to use an air rifle at an approved range while under the supervision of a licensed person; also included in the bill is a provision to allow the issue of a large calibre pistol permit to the holder of a minors target pistol permit if the minor has held their permit for at least 12 months and is the member of an approved pistol club. No link for this story : .Shooters Party website
Police push to let 12-year-olds shoot paintball in NSW Primary school kids will be allowed to shoot at each in combat situations if politicians approve a police push to change the rules on paintballing. The NSW Police Force wants the legal age for paintball games dropped from 16 to 12. That means Year 6 students could handle "high-powered weapons" in skirmish scenarios. Local paintball operators also have backed school leagues, in which students would compete against each other for points. Police Minister Michael Daley said he was aware of the police submission, which is expected to be handed to him this month. "I'll await formal advice from the NSW Police Force on this matter. I would be happy to consult with the industry pending that submission," he said. Any changes made to the Firearms Registry guidelines would require approval from Mr Daley....
Gunshots mistaken for firecrackers in leafy street Residents of a house in Sydney's east called police to their three storey home last night after discovering bullet holes in their upstairs bathroom. A couple and their two children were in their home near Centennial Park heard several loud bangs around 11:00pm on Monday. The family did not think anything of the noise until they found the bullet holes last night. Acting Inspector Robert Adam says one of the occupants of the home looked out the window at the time, but could not see anything suspicious....
Former bikie jailed over illegal arsenal A reformed bikie caught with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition stashed in a secret cupboard at his Adelaide home has been jailed for more than six years. Police found eight guns and more than 3000 rounds of ammunition, hidden in the wall cavity of the laundry at the suburban North Haven address where William John Davis, 51, lived in 2006. He was a member of the Finks bikie gang at the time and said he feared for his safety because of a dispute with a rival bikie gang. His cache of weapons included three assault rifles, bolt action rifles, semi-automatic shotguns and a .38 calibre revolver....
Group counters police calls for extension of election gun ban A group of (Philippines) gun enthusiasts is countering police calls for an extension of the election gun ban with its own call for laws liberalizing gun ownership. The Gun Enthusiasts Confederation of the Philippines (GECP) argued that loosening restrictions on firearms ownership would, in fact, deter violence. GECP president Perry Punla said the group’s “total pro-gun” proposal would prevent rather than spur inappropriate gun use because gun owners would be held liable in court. Punla also called for simplified regulations on gun ownership. He said a gun owner’s license should likewise be recognized as a permit to bear arms, doing away with the current requirement for firearm owners to obtain separate permits—to own guns and to carry them....
More guns mean less crime In the new edition of More Guns, Less Crime, economist John R. Lott, Jr., easily dispels any lingering doubt that allowing citizens to carry concealed handguns is strongly associated with—if not a direct cause for—lowering the rates of violent crime. “The hypothesis that more guns connects to less crime has stood up against massive efforts to criticize it,” Lott writes in the book’s third edition, now available from the University of Chicago Press in the United States and on June 14 in the United Kingdom. He backs that statement with cold, hard facts. The new edition, which includes data and analysis from 39 states and now covers 29 years (1977-2005), will make it much more difficult for Lott’s critics and anti-gun groups to continue their attempts to disarm law-abiding Americans. In fact, Lott frequently turns the tables on his critics by demonstrating how their own data actually support the More Guns, Less Crime thesis....
The UN gun-grabber The U.N. claims that guns used in armed conflicts cause 300,000 deaths worldwide every year, an inordinate number of which are the result of internal civil strife within individual nations. The solution proposed by transnationalists to keep rebels from getting guns is to make the global pool of weapons smaller through government action. According to recent deliberations regarding the treaty, signatory countries would be required to "prevent, combat and eradicate" various classes of guns to undermine "the illicit trade in small arms." Such a plan would necessarily lead to confiscation of personal firearms. This may seem like a reasonable solution to governments that don't trust their citizens, but it represents a dangerous disregard for the safety and freedom of everybody. First of all, not all insurgencies are bad. As U.S. history shows, one way to get rid of a despotic regime is to rise up against it. That threat is why authoritarian regimes such as Syria, Cuba, Rwanda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone endorse gun control....
SSAA Action Match 1920 — Bianchi cup underway Shooters from Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UAE have come together to challenge US shooters in the richest pistol shooting tournament in the world. The Open, Metallic and Production Division titles in the 2010 NRA National Action Pistol Championship are up for grabs in Columbia, Missouri. Today the sounds on the ranges will be of gunfire not talking as shooters go head to head to prove who is the world's best....
'Realistic' replica pistol found in cell at Mobilong Prison A replica pistol, made from matchsticks and painted black, was found during the search of a cell at Mobilong Prison. Minister for Correctional Services Tom Koutsantonis has described the prison-made effort as "highly realistic" despite its construction materials. Mr Koutsantonis said prison staff made the discovery last week, when they noticed a prisoner in the Angas Unit acting suspiciously and searched his cell. The 13cm replica pistol was found on the window ledge. Casting equipment and excess prison issue clothing was located nearby. "The prisoner allegedly responsible had gone to some effort to make the item look as genuine as possible," Mr Koutsantonis said.... Read Story 0610
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An animal welfare organisation in Tasmania is
calling for a complete ban on recreational duck
shooting. Against Animal Cruelty yesterday presented
Greens Environment spokeswoman Cassy O'Connor with a
3,000 signature petition against duck hunting. The
organisation's spokesman Chris Simcox says three
other states have already banned the recreation and
it is time for Tasmania to do the same. "It is
inherently cruel. Obviously a number will be wounded
and left to die a slow death and others will be shot
at a number of times and will experience an extreme
level of pain," he said....
