The National Firearms Agreement established after the Port Arthur massacre will be renegotiated and NSW parliament may be recalled before Christmas to pass urgent legislation after a father and son allegedly slaughtered 15 people with legally registered firearms. [More]
So… give the grabbers everything they demand (at the time) and then they come back to demand more…?
And I like how they called it an “Agreement.”
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But we must use this moment to double down on our exceptionalism.
Thanks for the new phrase!
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I apparently was an agreement between the Australian states not the government and the subjects.
Yes, the state governments imposed it on their subjects via state level legislation. I’m sure Howard (whom the U.S. GOP absolutely adores) didn’t have to twist their arms too hard.
Another thing–he had to get this agreement from the states because the Australian federal government doesn’t have the power to regulate intrastate activity, including enacting gun and crime laws. Imagine that, no “interstate commerce” crutch to enable unconsitutional federal regulation of intrastate affairs!
After all the years, and the murders you would think people would get it. Muslims cannot be trusted!
Besides being the fault of guns, it’s also the fault of the right wing. https://notthebee.com/article/australian-pm-warns-about-right-wing-extremism-after-muslim-father-and-son-shot-up-hanukkah-event