I'm sorry, do you have ANY idea what Australian laws were like BEFORE the Port Arthur massacre?
Gun ownership is NOT widespread down here. It is NOT a right, and even before you can claim any nonsense about the "UN pressuring us" it has almost always been very very hard to get your hands on one legally - and best of all, most Australians don't even bloody want one. We've had restrictive gun ownership laws for decades. It has been this way all my life, and I'm 27. So no, it's not a new UN pressured law.
After Port Arthur the main legislation was to completely ban Semi automatic weapons, (expanded to include any rapid fire weaponry) which NO civilian has ANY need for whatsoever, and shotguns (save special circumstances...and boy do they exist. Ever seen a feral pig?)
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I'm sorry, do you have ANY idea what Australian laws were like BEFORE the Port Arthur massacre?
Gun ownership is NOT widespread down here. It is NOT a right, and even before you can claim any nonsense about the "UN pressuring us" it has almost always been very very hard to get your hands on one legally - and best of all, most Australians don't even bloody want one. We've had restrictive gun ownership laws for decades. It has been this way all my life, and I'm 27. So no, it's not a new UN pressured law.
After Port Arthur the main legislation was to completely ban Semi automatic weapons, (expanded to include any rapid fire weaponry) which NO civilian has ANY need for whatsoever, and shotguns (save special circumstances...and boy do they exist. Ever seen a feral pig?)