Perhaps there’s something else that needs to be controlled and banned
For almost three decades, Australia’s gun laws have been recognised as among the most stringent – and effective – in the world.
After the horror of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people in Tasmania, Australia’s then conservative government stared down the gun lobby to introduce restrictions that led to a dramatic decrease in the number of guns.
In an almost unprecedented display of national collaboration, the federal government worked with the states to restrict semiautomatic weapons, toughen up licensing requirements and introduce a new requirement for gun holders to demonstrate a “genuine reason” for ownership.
Australians have been rightly proud of these reforms, confident that the community remains relatively safe from gun violence and far from the American reality of frequent mass shootings.
Sunday’s Bondi attack will shake that confidence and may force the country to again grapple with its gun laws.
Police confirmed on Monday morning that one of the alleged shooters was a registered gun owner and had six legally obtained firearms.
There has been growing concern among gun control advocates that firearms remain far too easy to access despite the country’s “gold standard” framework.
Of course they want more gun control, despite there being massive bans. But, nothing about Islamist control
Khaled al-Nablusi, an immigrant from an Islamist nation who was apparently a radical was given a permit for 6 firearms. How hard would it be for an Aussie citizen to get that same permit? Of course, the Aussie government seems to like to bring in unvetted Islamists from around the world and treat them better than actual citizens.
Shooting at Bondi Beach is what a globalized intifada looks like – analysis
All those wondering what the slogan “globalize the intifada” means need look no further than Bondi Beach.
Terrorists calmly firing into a crowd at a Hanukkah celebration. Screams. Panic. Parents fleeing with hysterical children. Victims lying dead on the sand.
That is the “globalized intifada” that tens of thousands of people around the world have been chanting for since the October 7 massacre – on the streets of Sydney, San Francisco, London, New York, and elsewhere – including by political figures who either embraced the phrase or refused to condemn it.
It’s well worth reading the whole thing.
There were armed police officers on site, but they hid rather than return fire.
It will be noted that the officers were women, but Scot Peterson, the coward of Broward, and the Uvalde cops were
menmales, and they too hid, when kids were under fire.I recommend the woodchipper protocol for these two. But you know Australia doesn’t have the spine for it.