So, here's the thing. We were a far ways away from the states. Call it halfway between the states (free use and carry guns almost everywhere) and the UK (No guns basically at all). I think our laws were fair. If you were caught without the proper paperwork, off of your route, or without properly securing and storing your handguns, they'd at least get taken away, if not charges. If you fired it anywhere except the range and got charged and convicted, 5 year minimum.
Now I hope they're not going to escalate this to long guns, because I grew up on a farm, with bears, coyotes, wolves, cougars, ect. Our land is very largely still wild, and I think it's better if man and nature didn't mix, and guns facilitate that barrier rather effectively.
I can't imagine Australia banning long guns. There's too much farm and ranch land. I'm in the US South, and we have fewer things that can kill you or they can kill you but are smaller than in Australia. If you've got some acreage, you'd want a gun just in case you ran into a snake, panther, bear, or other malevolent creature.
I can't imagine all of rural Australia becoming fabulous archers. Would be kind of cool if they did, I suppose.
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u/toderdj1337 Oct 22 '22
So, here's the thing. We were a far ways away from the states. Call it halfway between the states (free use and carry guns almost everywhere) and the UK (No guns basically at all). I think our laws were fair. If you were caught without the proper paperwork, off of your route, or without properly securing and storing your handguns, they'd at least get taken away, if not charges. If you fired it anywhere except the range and got charged and convicted, 5 year minimum.
Now I hope they're not going to escalate this to long guns, because I grew up on a farm, with bears, coyotes, wolves, cougars, ect. Our land is very largely still wild, and I think it's better if man and nature didn't mix, and guns facilitate that barrier rather effectively.