Aussie's giving up more freedom

[Ken The Kanuck]

I forget the exact quote but it goes something like this 'those who are willing to give up their freedom for security, shall have neither'

KTK

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41196637

[phil441]

I thought the Aussies were brighter than that. Or as Mr Trump would tweet....SAD.

[leftyo]

nope, theyve been brainwashed. even their conservatives are what most of us would consider liberals.

[SloopJohnB]

I forget the exact quote but it goes something like this 'those who are willing to give up their freedom for security, shall have neither'

KTK

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41196637

Reportedly, the actual quote, attributed to Ben Franklin, is: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

And, giving away a Luger??? That's just wrong!

[swampyankee]

I wonder how many terrorist and gangsters handed in their unregistered firearms?

[dryheat]

Aren't Australians kind of British?

[1563621]

Reportedly, the actual quote, attributed to Ben Franklin, is: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

And, giving away a Luger??? That's just wrong!

Giving away a Luger and a 1911? Cruel!

[Chaz]

It's stupid!

[Major Tom]

Unbelieveably STUPID!!

[blackhawknj]

They have become a surveillance and snitch society. And seem to have lost a lot of their manliness.

[togor]

Well they are following their laws. Better late than never, right? Yes we agree their laws seem unnecessarily restrictive, but for the moment that's their law. I assume no one here has any off-grid Class 3 items in their root cellar. I know I don't.

[Bill D]

I don't either. Last week I was crossing 11 - mile reservoir with all my firearms in a leaky canoe and . . . . Well, you know, the wind came up and . . . . I was lucky to have made it ashore after the canoe swamped. . . .

Well, bottom line, I lost Daddy's old Remington 511 that I had had since 1989 and the .22 pellet rifle that my wife owned when we got married.

Honest!

[S.A. Boggs]

Well they are following their laws. Better late than never, right? Yes we agree their laws seem unnecessarily restrictive, but for the moment that's their law. I assume no one here has any off-grid Class 3 items in their root cellar. I know I don't.

Honestly if you did would you admit it if you did?
Sam

[togor]

Honestly if you did would you admit it if you did?
Sam

No, but my experience with gun owners is that they try to respect the laws even if they don't like them. Stupid to lose access to what you can legally own out of a desire for a really short barreled shotgun, that even if it saves your life, will end your ownership rights to everything. To me the downside risk to illegal ownership does not make sense. But you are correct if you point out that others may see it differently.