Rod, at 09:12 on May 16 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Had a local gun-shop owner on the news last night, and he
BG> reckons that he's sold more self-loading rifles in the last
BG> week, than he'd sold in the entire previous year.  Funny that. 

RS> Yeah, NSW just brought in an emergency ban on sales to stop that.

Shows just how little thought they've really given to the problem.

RS> Bet plenty goes on anyway, particularly of stuff that the gunshop
RS> isnt going to be able to flog once the new laws are in place.

True.

RS> I still cant see how the expensive end is ever going to work. I cant
RS> see the guvmint willingly coughing up $4K class money per gun on buybacks
RS> and I cant see particularly operations like gunshops being too impressed
RS> about doing that kind of money either. 

Beats me too.  The administrative costs alone will be astronomical.

RS> Typical mindless kneejerk stuff that pollys are so prone to doing, with the 
RS> detail being completely and utterly fucked up on the process.

Does wonders for Johnny's credibility too, when you consider his
pre-election promise of "no new taxes".  Then again, the question
of increasing existing taxes was never raised, I suppose...

Regards, Bill

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