Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by DMc
Bewildered the population would allow tyrants to disarm them.

Not that again.
So the world just imagined this?

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We imagined all the accounts of Australians brought to tears over having to hand over cherished family heirlooms to be destroyed in accord with the (then) recently enacted Australian gun laws?

The point is that for all the bluff and bluster from Americans, it's likely that very few would actually take up arms against their government.
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It's easier to type on a keyboard and bragging what should be done.

We had huge protests on the streets at the time. To start a civil war is an entirely different matter.

Nor was everyone 'disarmed.' The laws just made it harder to acquire certain firearms.

I still own rifles, always have. I can join a pistol club, if I want, go through the process and buy handguns, semi autos, revolvers, whatever.

All of those guns in the picture, where did they come from and why are they there?

How much compensation was paid to the former owners?

Not snide in any way, just questioning.

Basically, semi autos were banned. Owners handed them in. We still have bolt actions, lever action, pump action rifles, etc, including semi auto handguns if you are a member of a pistol club and jump through all the hoops to get a handgun licence.

Farmers can own semi auto rifles but cannot be used off the farm.

Which is beside the point.

Last edited by DBT; 05/21/22.