Gun Control thread (merged many)

[August]

Originally Posted by Harvs

Ok, August, you need to pull your head in a bit mate, i have a rifle, i use that rifle to hunt for food either to fill my freezer or for dog food, the rifle i have is not a toy its a tool, i was taught from an early age to be aware of what lies behind your point of aim, to shoot straight and shoot to kill, my father was a great shot and a great teacher, i have served time in the Royal Australian Army, i have used all types of weapons, my favourite was the L1A1 SLR, a deadly accurate rifle with a 7.62 round that blows things apart, that rifle is banned now under our laws and thank Ghandi's sandals it is, as i have said there is NO reason on earth that you can give me to justify a civilian owning a military type auto or semi auto weapon, are you that bad of a shot that you have to take down your kill with 20 rapid fire rounds? or do you just like to go down to the range and show of to your mates or take off down the bush and take out a few trees just for the fun of it, as i said, a rifle is a tool, but unfortunately so are many of the people that own them.

Pull my head in? In spite of your little digs about my marksmanship and my character, I don't have to justify my rights to you or anyone else, not that you'd listen anyways since you seem to have already made up your mind about it.

As for shooting trees maybe that's why you Australians can't be trusted by your masters to handle firearms. A competent marksman should always know where his bullets are going and a patch of forest is never a proper backstop. Such practices are likely to get someone injured or killed.