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Australia: Massacre anniversary sparks concerns
Herald-Sun (Australia) ^ | 8/8/07 | n/a

Posted on 08/09/2007 6:14:39 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim

AS Melbourne remembers the 20th anniversary of the Hoddle Street massacre, the gun control lobby has called for a clampdown on gun ownership, saying shooting licences are too easy to obtain.

Stronger gun laws were one of the outcomes following the slaying of seven people by failed army cadet Julian Knight in inner Melbourne on August 9, 1987 - Victoria's worst mass murder.

Gun Control Australia says stronger laws have reduced the number of mass killings in Australia, but is worried the test to obtain a shooting licence is far too easy.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime

1 posted on 08/09/2007 6:14:42 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim
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To: kiriath_jearim

clasic case of
“Blame/Punish everyone that didn’t do it”


2 posted on 08/09/2007 6:19:12 PM PDT by xcamel ("It's Talk Thompson Time!" >> irc://irc.freenode.net/fredthompson)
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To: xcamel

...and if just one of those people had a handgun to defend themselves?????


3 posted on 08/09/2007 7:13:40 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("If builders built airplanes the way FAA writes FARs then the first pilot would have been a woman")
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To: kiriath_jearim

Australia...

Listen up mates. You really need a 2nd amendment.

Throw a shrimp on the barbi and jam a new clip in the ole semi auto.


4 posted on 08/09/2007 8:07:11 PM PDT by - Smokestack Lightning (End the Anchor Baby Law. Build the fence. Bounties on illegals and employers.Deport Libs Moos RINOs.)
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