> I see you Taswegians have made a claim to fame... a loony who
 > shot 1% of the total sane population of Tasmania. A World record!

 NP> It was about 5 % actually.

  They were only visiting for the day.

 > But it could be worse. At least they saved the murderer.

 NP> Yeah. He will claim insanity, be out in a few years, and join
 NP> the rest of the looneys in the population. The public is still
 NP> at risk from idiots lke this, and they want me to give them my
 NP> firearm free of charge!!! 

  Maybe you can sell your Armalite and buy a small tactical nuclear
device. Or a bazooka. Claymore mines work well against 6 year old
children and pregnant women.

 NP> When the break and enters, muggings, sensless destrucion of
 NP> property, murders, rapes and the like stop rising and it is
 NP> obvius that the police have got crime under control, then the
 NP> firearm owners _ may _ consider another position. 

  Yair - shooters can look at another position: inside establishments
like Port Arthur. Gaols work very well for those who set themselves
above the law.

 NP> Until then, their firearm is the only protection that they have
 NP> for their own and their families lives, because it is obvious
 NP> that the police can't protect them. 

  Good luck in your future career as a convict... maybe you can
discuss it with Bryant for the next 50 years. 

 NP> One person, with a .22 from 100 yards could have dropped him,
 NP> and saved the lives of all those who were outside the cafe.
 NP> Then the police could have booked that person for the murder of
 NP> the looney. What would have been the public reaction to that
 NP> scenario? 

  I agree. There are two possible solutions: we either ban all guns or
we arm everyone and declare Anarchy. This is muy preferred option.
It's no good when gutless shits with guns go up against children. I
reckon all kids ought to carry an Armalite... and especially psychos.
Everyone would be shooting psychos, and they'd need to defend
themselves.

  What do you recommend as a good all-purpose weapon? I think Bryant
has proved the effectiveness of the Armalite, but the AK-47 worked
well for the PLO over many years. Hand grenades are good too.

 NP> The toll was so high, because once he started firing, NO ONE
 NP> had the means to stop him.

  Your fucking useless Tasmanian police certainly didn't stop him. But
I agree. Anarchy is the answer. We need to arm the population. And the
first thing I'll do is shoot all the fucking gun nuts. 

 NP> As was shown, reasoned argument and pleas from people for him
 NP> to stop gave them no protection from a looney.

  The Taswegian police excel at reasoned argument... from a safe
distance, naturally. They have reached new heights of reasoned
argument. Who ever would have thought to negotiate with a psycho who
had just shot 35 people? I'm surprised they couldn't convince him to
put down his gun and come out. It's a pity about the ones he had in
the house... but they saved the killer so it could have been worse.

 NP> If criminals want firearms for crimes, and looneys want them
 NP> for whatever reasons then they will get them from somewhere,
 NP> legally or illegally. 

  Good thinking. Let's arm the population, go anarchy and cut to the
chase. There's no need to get rid of the police... they don't do
anything anyway.

 NP> It was a known fact that this looney was not licenced to have
 NP> firearms, but still had them. The police did NOT enforce the
 NP> existing law, and with their numbers being cut once again
 NP> because of budget allocations, their ability to enforce
 NP> existing laws will be further reduced. 

  What weapon would you recommend that we all carry? I find the
Armalite a little clumsy. What about a HP35 Browning or a SIG? But
then... we would be at a disadvantage over 50 metres. Perhaps you're
right. We should all carry Armalites, an automatic shotgun for close
work, and two or three frag grenades with a mortar in the boot of the
car and a kilo of Semtex, just in case. I like it. It sounds perfectly
practical to me. And a thousand rounds of ammunition.

 NP> Until the law acknowledges that an _armed_ person entering a
 NP> bank or business has left his right to life at his point of
 NP> entry, we will see a continuing rise in armed holdups until
 NP> they reach the proportions that currently exist in other
 NP> states. 

  We are actaully discussing the problem of psychos gaining access to
an SLR like an Armalite. You seem to have slipped a cog. The simple
fact remains that without his Armalite, Bryant is just another loony.
What possible justification do you offer for not banning all SLRs?
What possible use is an SLR... except to a gun nut or a psycho?

  The answer is very simple, and you are about to see democracy in
operation, Niels. We, the People, are about to ban all SLRs, and if
you own one, sell it quick. Your police may be pretty useless stopping
mass murder, but I am sure they are excellent at collecting fines.

 NP> Taking firearms from existing registered owners will only leave
 NP> the crims free to ply their trade with less chance that will
 NP> bump into a stray piece of lead 

  What a heap of shit! When was the last time someone stopped a crime
with an Armalite? You gun nuts are crazy, and you are about the have
the full weight of the people land on you. Your little guns do not
amount to a rat's arse, in spite of your silly Rambo dreams of glory.
Go on, fight the law... hide your guns and see how you go.

...  I fought the law, and the laws won. But I didn't shoot the
...        deputy.

Regards,
Bob
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