Just watching the news and the media are stirring up the residents in an area because a gun shop is opening. The reporter and the mothers quoting absolute nonsense about guns being sold to criminals and children.
As the owner stated, he will be selling clay pigeon target rifles and single action bolt rifles.
Criminals don’t buy guns from shops they get them through the criminal underground movement.
Gun owners are responsible people who have to go through stringent police checks, belong to a club or have a damn good reason as to why they want a licence to own a gun. Hunters must have the permission of a property owner or they cannot get a licence.
The shop will have to meet all the safety requirements to meet the Council and Government regulations, and believe me they are stringent.
There was a time when you could walk into our local gun shop now you have to given access by a staff member who questions you through an intercom and locked door. You are scrutinised by surveillance camera before even getting anywhere near the interior of the shop.
I am a well educated, a former Manager of a large Government Department, totally responsible; my husband is self employed and a sporting shooter, and we have been responsible gun owners for years. I find this hype simply shows the lack of anything really newsworthy on behalf of the channel 10 station.
As for the women, they say that there pre school children are reacting by showing violence and wanting to get guns and shoot people, come on now, these are kids 2-5 years old and what they are doing is simply reacting to the views of the mother.
Totaly agree with your blog.
There is such a lot of rubbish and hype about guns.
From people that dont know any different Unfortunately.
A carefull gun owner.