Australia's Rules Are Hard - You Better Pay Attention To This Folks

[Buck Conner1]

Hey Mike from Oz where the heck are you kid. Did you get caught on private property pokin' around mate.    :suspect:

 

[Mike in Oz]

Not bloody likely mate, i'm the fatest, whitest, most unco ninja that ever lived.....

 

[Buck Conner1]

Not bloody likely mate, i'm the fatest, whitest, most unco ninja that ever lived.....

Well he tells it how it is, I guess.  :cheers:

 

[Mike in Oz]

Not bloody likely mate, i'm the fatest, whitest, most unco ninja that ever lived.....

Well he tells it how it is, I guess.  :cheers:

No **** pilgrim, i'm too bloody minded to pull a well aimed punch, even at myself!

Anyway to what do i owe the pleasure of this shout-out?

 

[Buck Conner1]

Most of us like to hear from guys from other countries that shoot which seems to becoming rare as time passes. Myself I find your country interesting with the laws of what you can and can't do. Keep in touch how or what your doing when in the field with your muzzleloader mate.  :ttups:

 

[Mike in Oz]

Most of us like to hear from guys from other countries that shoot which seems to becoming rare as time passes. Myself I find your country interesting with the laws of what you can and can't do. Keep in touch how or what your doing when in the field with your muzzleloader mate.  :ttups:

Fair enough mate.

Well i just bought a new pedersoli flintlock alamo in 50 cal and its currently languishing with my dealer while i sort out the paperwork for the police.

Hopefully it should all be done and dusted in another month or so and i'll get to play with my new toy.

(prepares mentally for the voices of derision from American shooters....)

 

[patocazador]

Derision, derision, boo.

 

[Buck Conner1]

Well i just bought a new pedersoli flintlock alamo in 50 cal and its currently languishing with my dealer while i sort out the paperwork for the police.

Hopefully it should all be done and dusted in another month or so and i'll get to play with my new toy.

(prepares mentally for the voices of derision from American shooters....)

Are acquiring black powder guns harder than cartridge guns Mike?

Here with black powder we just buy them while modern guns require a background check that usually takes just a few minutes.

 

[Mike in Oz]

Well i just bought a new pedersoli flintlock alamo in 50 cal and its currently languishing with my dealer while i sort out the paperwork for the police.

Hopefully it should all be done and dusted in another month or so and i'll get to play with my new toy.

(prepares mentally for the voices of derision from American shooters....)

Are acquiring black powder guns harder than cartridge guns Mike?

Here with black powder we just buy them while modern guns require a background check that usually takes just a few minutes.

I can only dream, of a process that takes less than two months which is the current processing time, which involves paperwork from four different organisations......

Muzzle loading single shot rifles are a category B firearm so they are treated the same as a modern center fire cartridge gun, such as a bolt, pump or leaver action rifle. A self loading rifle like your AR 15 is a category D which is in the same category as magic wands, dragon fire and unicorn glitter farts in other words it is theoretically possible to get hold of one but i wouldn't hold your breath.....

Also all firearms are subject to stringent storage laws and must be kept locked up at all times, some states even require the action to be removed and stored in a separate safe with the ammo stored in another safe.

Also self defense is not a lawful reason to posses a firearm, you shoot someone even if your life is in danger, even if you are in your own home and are licensed to own a firearm, you absolutely without a shadow of a doubt, 100% possitivly will be arrested on the spot and go to jail. :evil:

 

[Buck Conner1]

Mike if we ever get to that point, many will go off the grid in the mountains with no contact to the outside world other than their cell phones. I know several that have done this and are doing very comfortably with solar for electricity, a well, holding tank and leach field for waste. Two have gone underground with their buildings so they are not visible from above at a glance. One in the deserts of CA and another in mountains of MT and one in CO. They only go to town for staples (sugar, salt, pepper, flour, etc., gas for vehicles), everything else is either grown or hunted.

I got to go to one friends place in eastern CO with a similar setup as mentioned and was really surprised at his living conditions which were very clean and pleasingly comfortable. Built in the side of a hill facing south, it was bright inside and neat to have such security with the hill surrounding three sides. He heats with a pellet stove which can also burn wood if needed. Being in the ground he has a steady temperature of 55 degrees from the ground and only need to warm his home 10-15 degrees to be comfortable until the sun takes over. He has a solar field to take care of his needs for him his dogs and a couple of cats (wife couldn't handle the in the ground thing and split). Neat idea that would take adjusting to ....

 

[Mike in Oz]

Mike if we ever get to that point, many will go off the grid in the mountains with no contact to the outside world other than their cell phones. I know several that have done this and are doing very comfortably with solar for electricity, a well, holding tank and leach field for waste. Two have gone underground with their buildings so they are not visible from above at a glance. One in the deserts of CA and another in mountains of MT and one in CO. They only go to town for staples (sugar, salt, pepper, flour, etc., gas for vehicles), everything else is either grown or hunted.

I got to go to one friends place in eastern CO with a similar setup as mentioned and was really surprised at his living conditions which were very clean and pleasingly comfortable. Built in the side of a hill facing south, it was bright inside and neat to have such security with the hill surrounding three sides. He heats with a pellet stove which can also burn wood if needed. Being in the ground he has a steady temperature of 55 degrees from the ground and only need to warm his home 10-15 degrees to be comfortable until the sun takes over. He has a solar field to take care of his needs for him his dogs and a couple of cats (wife couldn't handle the in the ground thing and split). Neat idea that would take adjusting to ....

Mate, 

I hear you, i live rural which helps by putting distance between me and the .gov, living remote would be better but why the hell should i have to live in a hole in the ground....

Government generally shits me to tears and the weak kneed namby pamby bullshit that the government seems to constantly dribble makes me want to punch the world in the face.

I'll keep working within this stupid system and go from there i guess....

 

[Buck Conner1]

I agree with you, know for a fact living like some friends would never work for the wife. I have and could return to the tipi nomad life style, biggest issue was trash which most don't even think of (didn't want to bury it, had to take it out every couple of weeks to keep area clean and low profile. If on the move you took it with you until you found a place to get rid of it). Most don't think about the common daily things that happen weekly like trash pickup, easy access for food, medical or any of the daily items needed or used. When your living remotely there's nothing easy when compared to city living that you don't even thing about.

A large percentage couldn't survive with a major disaster, look at how folks are displaced with bad weather conditions and they have government help. I know they couldn't live on the ground for any length of time, I probably couldn't either now at my age. But when 20 years younger we were on the ground year around (tipis or primitive shelters) for weeks to a month at a time (what ever the vacation time we had saved up).

Mate with your government you have to be on your toes all the time to try and duck under their playing field. 

I changed the header on this post to get more attention to what your telling us about your country's rules.​

I hope the members as well as visitors of this site are paying attention to what you are saying about your governement rules. It could happen to anyone with the way things are changing in the world today, scary guys wake up you may be next.

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[Mike in Oz]

Just keep defending your rights and don't give an inch because once they are gone, you're never getting them back.

Ever.

 

[Buck Conner1]

Just keep defending your rights and don't give an inch because once they are gone, you're never getting them back.

Ever.

Wake up folks - get involved, don't let the bastards in Washington change anything in our 200 year old guide lines written by probably the smartest men of the day.

If not a member of the NRA (National Rifle Association) join up today, they are fighting for our rights 24X7.  https://membership.nra.org/Join/Annuals

 

[patocazador]

I've been a life member of the NRA since 1975. They are mainly a lobbying organization but that's the game they play in D.C.

I have received the "American Hunter" free since 1975. That has paid for my membership twice.

 

[Buck Conner1]

I've been a life member of the NRA since 1975. They are mainly a lobbying organization but that's the game they play in D.C.

I have received the "American Hunter" free since 1975. That has paid for my membership twice.

My father signed me up with a Life membership on my 18th birthday - 1958 and back then the amount was the year $58.00 total. The magazines alone are worth more than that amount after all these years.

This was an interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune this morning.

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[patocazador]

Tell Thad Box to go to Hell! :Bat:

 

[Mike in Oz]

I've been a life member of the NRA since 1975. They are mainly a lobbying organization but that's the game they play in D.C.

I have received the "American Hunter" free since 1975. That has paid for my membership twice.

My father signed me up with a Life membership on my 18th birthday - 1958 and back then the amount was the year $58.00 total. The magazines alone are worth more than that amount after all these years.

This was an interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune this morning.

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That's a disingenuous article and it skims over the top of a lot of Australias firearm issues.

First of all, regular LAFO's as a trend are among the most law abiding of our society, I.E we rarely get so much as a speeding ticket (no-one wants to be the subject of a traffic stop with a firearm in the car!) let alone commit more serious offences but yet we are vilified and persecuted by the lawmakers and a large cross section of the general public.

Why? Because we are a much easier target than going after serious hardened criminals who actually break the laws, the mentally ill who have a problem that few in power will acknowledge or attempt to deal with because its too hard or expensive or those who are radicalised and want a body count on the evening news.

But where are they getting the guns? They must be from LAFO's right? Wrong. Criminals of every stripe are obtaining their firearms via Australia's porous borders or by illegal manufacture within Australia, dealing with those porous borders and criminal manufacture is beyond the ability of the police and the government. Its simply just too damn big and too damn expensive.

Also applying logic and common sense doesn't fit the current paradigm and narrative that is being pushed by the government and media. 

But if you want to see what this narrative looks like when the government gets its way, go search the UK news where you have celebrity chiefs on national TV standing in support of the police calling for a ban on kitchen knives more than 4" long.

I **** you not.

 

[patocazador]

"But if you want to see what this narrative looks like when the government gets its way, go search the UK news where you have celebrity chiefs on national TV standing in support of the police calling for a ban on kitchen knives more than 4" long."


How can you slice a loaf of bread with a 4" knife, or cut up a watermelon and you sure as hell can't butcher a deer with one that size unless you're making stew meat. :say whhhhhat:

 

[Buck Conner1]

How can you slice a loaf of bread with a 4" knife, or cut up a watermelon and you sure as hell can't butcher a deer with one that size unless you're making stew meat. :say whhhhhat:

I have gutted and cut up deer, elk and even buffalo for years with my hand forged 4 inch drop point with out any issues as have a half dozen friends. Fresh meat slices very nicely into roast, steaks, etc.  The old baloney of a 9-10 in blade is going out the window these days, no one wants to pack them around unless your the Crocodile Hunter.