I don't agree the wait and see approach was had during the tenor of John Howard and look, here we are fighting for our rights to be Australians with the freedom that is us. If you are not informed enough to realise that the time for unity is now then this sport and all shooting sports will be gone to the behest of a terrorist act on our soil. I hear day in day out since the most significant terrorist act on our soil which killed Australians, I don't care where you come from your colour your anything if you live here you are one of us terror has no house anywhere. The Government is politically footballing blame to Gun laws in an attempt to deflect their own policies that brought the unseen enemy in our Country.
Focus on the real issue not throw law abiding shooters to the social media network to hide the real reasons poor political policies. The current Government and its policies have not only got it wrong they are changing the outcome to suit an agenda - really. Where is the consultation, where is the time for restraint shown the legally approved shooters rights a special cabinet meeting set down for 23 and 24th of December 2025. So be be clear if you want real debate then what about this.
Out of the 60, 000 SSAA members how many are target shooters, 13,000 or so, the rest are sporter hunters, of these how many actually attend a hunting event, SSAA keep the records for this so lets hope it is all of them. If not we will have sporter hunter shooters going through the turn styles paying their $15 to sight their hunting rifle in and never hunt now that's real justification -really. I have seen it at ranges where clay targets are thrown out the front and shooters stand on the firing line and engage mutiple targets as quickly as they can.
What is that teaching a hunter, anyone who hunts knows you are lucky to get 2 shots off before the rest of the pest animals disband. I have hunted foxes, rabbits, pigs, Goats for most of my life if you get a second shot you weren't that good with your first.
Be realistic this Government is convening a special cabinet to ram this through without consultation, without due process then taking any form of right of reply off the table.
If you can remain silent then decide if the sport we enjoy gets taken away from us don't whinge then. I am certainly not going to. If the laws are passed and my target shooting sports are taken away then my rights in this country are taken away. I worked in an environment for 30years dealing with the worst that society had, serial killers rapist murderers, etc etc etc. I am also the one who in 2019 risked my life to protect the community and Australia during the horrific fires. I am not seeking any rewards i am seeking every Australian to be protected in this country.
We are not protected we are vulnerable, we have a Government, state and Federal that immediately attack gun control,really what about -
immigration numbers background checks refusal of entry
Flag burning
hate speech at Rally's
pictures of man holding an AK47 crossing our harbour bridge (national icon) on television
people in Victoria who have moved out of the state because of the violence
how the unified intelligence community have achieved nothing, no tangible intelligence information used to prevent Bondi.
The shooters on Visa's on watch list
and here we are fighting for our way or life.
Think about this disarm those within the law and we will be dictated to by those who don't acknowledge the law.
The Government stopped all motorcycle clubs from wearing their jackets to prevent organised crime how did that work out now they hire hits at public events. Great step forward removing their jackets.
If you want your sport to remain consider what is at risk here. The media and even the Police made such a big statement that they were a licenced firearm owner and they had six registered guns how many were they firing at once?. Only a few months ago it was broadcasted about several owners in Sydney having hundreds of guns at various locations. What was the need for that it put those registered gun owners at risk.
About - risk Ceasar has my gratitude, he did what he had to do and he and Ahmad and all those who risked to save lives there is no gratitude that repays what they did. Their actions saved lives, it saved a point in time where during atrocity comes resilience in times of terror people stand up they push back against oppression.
I have been let down, we will be let down by the Government if these diversionary tactics by this Government to focus on law abiding Australian citizens, take all the guns what that will achieve under ground sales of firearms being brought into this country. Only then will they address the real issue, but it will be too late because the Government can't hide behind pens and pointing the finger the unseen danger is here and it will be knocking on their door.
Stay silent and accept the changes that are coming or stand up for your way of life.
So disappointed.
Les Fraser
HOF36
