Yeah, Martin Bryant (of Port Arthur massacre fame) messed it up for everyone else. The Howard Government were quick to act and the die was cast.
Since then they've tried to implement all sorts of fuckassery, some of which has fortunately been vetoed. Unfortunately it's easier for them (Government) to restrict and regulate people like me, law abiding firearms owners, than criminals and so the crims have the good stuff and store it however they like and me? Well, see above.
I do the right thing, as do those I know, but in doing that we are limited, controlled and inhibited - Often abused too as I know gun checks that have been conducted very badly. But, we grin and bare it like good little plebs. Oh, non-firearms people abuse us too...Seemingly everyone with firearms is a bad element.
You know, this scenario is why I keep my skills sharp, long range shooting and run and gunning with rifle and handgun...More out of defiance than because I expect I'll have a real use for those skills...Although one never knows right?
So, I stay sharp, vigilant and aware.
Thanks for your comment sir, always a pleasure.
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I'd say the politicians who cynically used a tragic massacre to disarm citizens for political gain would be the ones who messed things up for everyone else.
Run and gun training is good fun. Standing/sitting and pulling the trigger gets old quick. I strongly pity the indoor range people. They probably don't know what they're missing. And with the limited capacity for outdoor shooting around here, I'm not about to tell them!
That's true, the government made the legislation triggered by the act.
Yeah, run and gun is better that static. I don't ever shoot on the shooting line, not at a range and like you I have many places to shoot in the outdoors, the location where the image above was taken among them. I guard them well as they are very difficult to come by. It's a good thing too because due to the difficulty in getting a suitable property to shoot on most people have no clue about how to shoot at long range. Some do sure, but not that many in comparison. They think 400 metres is a long shot...Hmm, nah, not even close to a long shot.
It's a nice feeling, knowing I can shoot at over three times that distance with remarkable accuracy. I like having those skills.