"This is a massive amount of weaponry which no longer presents a threat to the Australian community," Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement.

"These weapons have the potential to cause serious harm in the community."


Could this guy really say this with a straight face?

Quoted: "This is a massive amount of weaponry which no longer presents a threat to the Australian community," Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement. "These weapons have the potential to cause serious harm in the community." Could this guy really say this with a straight face?

Shit, you can't own a broom stick in AU.  Of course the guy was serious.  Sad but true

Ahhh... another wonderful byproduct of socialism/liberalism. I bet they all feel better Down Under as a result of living in such a "safe" society. We should only be so lucky. One day, when my queen/goddess Hillary is our protector, we may have such a Utopia as this.


Actually, I probably spoke for ALL of DU with that last statement. Scary stuff...

Anybody know what caused the ludicrous situation in AU?  Was it a slow progression or did they just one day decide to dump this shit on their constituents?  It's so extreme that I find it hard to believe

"This is a massive amount of weaponry which no longer presents a threat to the Australian community," Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement.

What a pathetic country and what a turbo-girlie man.

I'll bet Jennifer Wilbanks could kick his ass.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Customs makes massive weapons seizure Friday Sep 30 07:30 AEST "This is a massive amount of weaponry which no longer presents a threat to the Australian community," Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement. "These weapons have the potential to cause serious harm in the community." What would they think if the saw my gun room?   They'd have a heart attack if I showed em my 22 and my .38 Beat me to it! Seriously though, I feel bad for our brothers in the down under. How do they put up with that crap? Are bows and arrows banned down there yet? It seemed like there was still a decent sized group of people that were into bow hunting and target archery last I heard.

The put up with it the same way the majority of firearms owners would put up with it here in the US.
We will be there one day unfortunatly and most will just turn them in or somehow feel "good"
knowing they are buried in the flower bed for the rest of eternity.

The US if Hillary gets in office.

Quoted: The US if Hillary gets in office if the Democrats get the house and senate back.

So if people over there start drowning people in water...will they ban water?

Quoted: Quoted: The US if Hillary gets in office if the Democrats get the house and senate back.

I stand corrected, unfortunately.

We are just a UN charter radification away from losing our small arms too.

Quoted: Quoted: The strange thing is, not all guns are banned in OZ, you can still have handguns and bolt action rifles. But this is just ridiculous Mark True, along with semi auto AK-47s, AR15 and SLR's… IIRC, they even scrapped registration in NZ when the Chief of Police said it was a waste of time keeping records of legally owned guns because they don't get used in crimes… sensible country! ANdy

They can also own lever action firearms, but not slide action so pump shotguns are right out!

Quoted: Quoted: Massive?!?! Gotta feel semi sorry for those folks. Although I don't know exactly how they got to this point - FU government, poor voting choices, outvoted at the polls, etc. In all seriousness, this is as good an explaination as any: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=394633

Thanks - I read and posted there.

That list of weapons sounds like the contents of my closet back when I was in grade school.





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That's all? They've never been to TX.

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Sounds like stuff you could find in the hallways of my high school (when I was there), just hanging up in everyone's locker.

The stuff was being shipped to AU becomes there's a demand for it.  Laws be damned, there are a lot of Aussie armed to the teeth with staffs, batons, slingshots, spears and  blowpipes.

Quoted: Them poor saps, whats next?  Straws and spitwads?hr

Rubberbands and paperclips will ONLY be issued to secretaries and clerks with a demonstrated NEED to possess these dangerous weapons.

ARFCOM!
Lets Conquer Australia!!!

Its the novelty goods that scare me.  Could be some pre-ban Chia Pets in there.

CWO

Quoted: ARFCOM! Lets Conquer Australia!!!

All we need is a dozen ice cream trucks and we're good to go!

I was only Replica scared.....

75 sword sticks

So basically, 75 pieces of wood. Horrifying!

faggots...
that is all.  

Quoted: Beat me to it! Seriously though, I feel bad for our brothers in the down under. How do they put up with that crap? Are bows and arrows banned down there yet? It seemed like there was still a decent sized group of people that were into bow hunting and target archery last I heard.

Regular bows aren't regulated but crossbows are. As for why people put up with it here, it's because there are so many sheeple here who expect the government to protect them from everything, and I expect things to get worse before anything changes for the better.

To be honest, I'm not a gun person myself, never owned one and I doubt I ever will (and it's not because of the current laws/regulations here). I grew up on a farm and handled/used the family rifles and shotguns regularly during my highschool years and have no problem with private gun ownership. My own particular interest is Mediaeval history and related topics, including swords and other historical weapons. I genuinely support the idea that private individuals should be allowed to own "dangerous" items provided they don't misuse them, so in that context I am pro-gun rights because I see attacks on gun rights as a direct threat on my interest in swords, bows/arrows and other historical "dangerous" items.

I consider attacks on the right to own one particular type of weapon as a general attack on the right to own all types of weapons. For that reason I'm prepared to put a personal stake into the argument for supporting gun ownership because in a broader sense it supports an underpinning point of view in favour for owning other types of weapons (in my case, real fully functional swords rather than cheap junk "wall hanger" replicas), even if the actual objects in question are not the same.

Sounds more like stuff for a flea market.

What about aboriginal weapons such as the atlatl (sic) propelled spear?

Quoted: I feel safer already......

Yup.

Glad they didn't find the nerf ball stash.

Quoted: Quoted: Beat me to it! Seriously though, I feel bad for our brothers in the down under. How do they put up with that crap? Are bows and arrows banned down there yet? It seemed like there was still a decent sized group of people that were into bow hunting and target archery last I heard. Regular bows aren't regulated but crossbows are. As for why people put up with it here, it's because there are so many sheeple here who expect the government to protect them from everything, and I expect things to get worse before anything changes for the better. To be honest, I'm not a gun person myself, never owned one and I doubt I ever will (and it's not because of the current laws/regulations here). I grew up on a farm and handled/used the family rifles and shotguns regularly during my highschool years and have no problem with private gun ownership. My own particular interest is Mediaeval history and related topics, including swords and other historical weapons. I genuinely support the idea that private individuals should be allowed to own "dangerous" items provided they don't misuse them, so in that context I am pro-gun rights because I see attacks on gun rights as a direct threat on my interest in swords, bows/arrows and other historical "dangerous" items. I consider attacks on the right to own one particular type of weapon as a general attack on the right to own all types of weapons. For that reason I'm prepared to put a personal stake into the argument for supporting gun ownership because in a broader sense it supports an underpinning point of view in favour for owning other types of weapons (in my case, real fully functional swords rather than cheap junk "wall hanger" replicas), even if the actual objects in question are not the same.

What I want know is, if "knives and daggers" are banned in AUS...

How the hell does Crocodile Dundee carry around that big-assed knife of his without being arrested?

Does he battle crocs with plastic spoons now?

This has got to be the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen.  Someone should post this in that Finish dude's post.

Word!

           

Quoted: Hell sounds like the supply for the arkansas state fair.

After they close and are pulling up the stakes.

Quoted: Them poor saps, whats next?  Straws and spitwads?

Ty

That just brought back memories of Zell Rolands speach at the RNC..(good  stuff)

Next up for banning: evil stares.

They have been know to do significant emotional damage to other people's feelings.

"Gimme all yer money or i'll lay the high beams on ya mate."

'Officials seized a pile of pointy sticks behind the weapons cache.  "You can put an eye out with those things" said Chief Inspector Jones, of the Royal PSCC (Pointy Stick Control Commitee).'

Quoted: Glad they didn't find the nerf ball stash.

You know, nerf balls could put yer eye out if fired out of a cannon at close range.

They would need to be seized along with the ball bearing slingshot ammunition.

I wonder if people in AUS have to register all their ball bearings?

It probably takes 10 months to get a car because all the paperwork for owning the ball bearings has to clear.

In related news this stash of home grown arson devices were found near a country home outside of Darwin.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Beat me to it! Seriously though, I feel bad for our brothers in the down under. How do they put up with that crap? Are bows and arrows banned down there yet? It seemed like there was still a decent sized group of people that were into bow hunting and target archery last I heard. Regular bows aren't regulated but crossbows are. As for why people put up with it here, it's because there are so many sheeple here who expect the government to protect them from everything, and I expect things to get worse before anything changes for the better. To be honest, I'm not a gun person myself, never owned one and I doubt I ever will (and it's not because of the current laws/regulations here). I grew up on a farm and handled/used the family rifles and shotguns regularly during my highschool years and have no problem with private gun ownership. My own particular interest is Mediaeval history and related topics, including swords and other historical weapons. I genuinely support the idea that private individuals should be allowed to own "dangerous" items provided they don't misuse them, so in that context I am pro-gun rights because I see attacks on gun rights as a direct threat on my interest in swords, bows/arrows and other historical "dangerous" items. I consider attacks on the right to own one particular type of weapon as a general attack on the right to own all types of weapons. For that reason I'm prepared to put a personal stake into the argument for supporting gun ownership because in a broader sense it supports an underpinning point of view in favour for owning other types of weapons (in my case, real fully functional swords rather than cheap junk "wall hanger" replicas), even if the actual objects in question are not the same. What I want know is, if "knives and daggers" are banned in AUS... How the hell does Crocodile Dundee carry around that big-assed knife of his without being arrested? Does he battle crocs with plastic spoons now?

*shrug*. Move to Chicago and tell me how wonderful things are.

Just to clear some things up, it's still possible to own guns here in Aust, but the restrictions on what you can own and storage/transportation regulations are pretty harsh. Handguns can still be owned as well, but the regulations for them are even tougher than for longarms. In the list of regulated weapons that was posted earlier in this thread (which was for one state, not the entire country), pretty much all of what's on the list can be privately owned provided you're prepared to jump through the hoops of regulation to own them. For swords, which is my pet cause, in the state of Victoria (which is the only state in Australia which has regulated sword ownership), there is a list of officially recognised orginisations (historical re-enactor groups, collectors associations, etc) which have blanket exemptions for all their members (ie, you can own fully functional swords without any kind of individual permit if you are a current member of one of the authorised groups/associations).

The state minister responsible for such matters wanted much tougher regulations than the ones put in place, but the public backlash after the announcement of the proposed new regulations forced the government to water down what they originally intended (yes, what's in place now are the "watered down" regulations!). That minister ended up losing his position not long after when the State Premier (Governor) rearranged his ministers, because he was a dick, to put it bluntly.

It all sucks sharp flinty rocks as far as I'm concerned, but one side effect of the recent changes to the Victorian regulations has been to shake up the community in general. While there's still a gulf between gun owners and other weapon owners here, there is a lot more scruitiny of what governments are trying to do in terms of weapon control than before. Another state, New South Wales, announced similar new regulations to the ones Victoria originally announced, but having seen what happened in Victoria and how the Victorian government had to back down from their original proposal in the face of public opposition to them, the New South Wales government has put their regulation changes on indefinate hiatus.

By the way, I live in Victoria.

Quoted: "This is a massive amount of weaponry which no longer presents a threat to the Australian community," Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement. "These weapons have the potential to cause serious harm in the community." Could this guy really say this with a straight face?hr

Hey, let's not go dragging is "sxual preference" into the fray. :)

Speaking of which, did you notice that only SOME "whips" and "cat of nine tails" are prohibited?  I guess they do NOT plan on offending SOME quarters of their populace.

Apparently "down under", the pervs are a larger political force than the firearms owners.

This just in: authorities have found another item to ban.



"It's been rumored that people can use those things to think up ideas on how to hurt each other." Customs NSW director David Collins said in a statement.

When informed that it was not possible for people to live without brains, David Collins replied:
"That's simply not true. I have been living without one for years."

Jeezus, I had that beat when I was 12.

[Howard Hughes in "The Rocketeer"]"Thanks to the diligence of the FBI this particular vacuum cleaner will NOT fall into the wrong hands.[Howard Hughes in "The Rocketeer"].

Quoted: Quoted: The US if Hillary gets in office if the Democrats get the house and senate back. hr

Or, if the GOP keeps it.

Surely you don't think the Republican Party plans on protecting what's left of the RKBA, do you?

Do you really believe that President Alberto Gonzales will have a sudden change of heart when he ascends to the throne, and reverse his ANTI-2nd Amendment posture?

And don't forget Bobdole, who joked about the thousands of calls he got from people pleading with him to vote against the AWB -- right before he voted for it.  Or our current Beloved Leader, who campaigned on a promise to RENEW the AWB -- and then made it clear that he wanted the bill to come to his desk, so that he could sign it?

The GOP likes it when we kid ourselves into thinking that they really ARE pro-2nd, even though the MOST they can be counted on to do is to apply a very moderate amount of braking to the process.

It's a race to the bottom, and frankly I can't bring myself to cheer for the one that's lagging behind in the effort.  It's not exactly like they're trying to head in the OPPOSITE direction.

Quoted: The stuff was being shipped to AU becomes there's a demand for it.  Laws be damned, there are a lot of Aussie armed to the teeth with staffs, batons, slingshots, spears and  blowpipes.h.gif

Sounds like a clown parade!

I would like to see those australian criminals walk those slingshots on target!

Quoted: Just to clear some things up, it's still possible to own guns here in Aust, but the restrictions on what you can own and storage/transportation regulations are pretty harsh. Handguns can still be owned as well

You are not allowed to own or use a gun for self-defense.

Self-defense is a specifically prohibited use.

That pretty much says it all.