The media seems to be reporting more on guns today...I don't know why.
Here's some stories:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25157413-5006009,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25157424-5001021,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,25157426-5001021,00.htmlThese stories are more positive than the usual blah against gun ownership.
A number of times, the practice of sport shooters to go out on weekends targeting feral animals was mentioned. In my view, this should get promoted more by the government. It would be an effective, and cheaper method of controlling feral animal populations -- get the civilian population involved, reduce the government's workload, reduce feral numbers, increase national combat readiness, stimulate the economy, and develop responsible usage of guns.
The other major point made is not so much in the words, but in the subjects chosen and the pictures selected. Notice that the editors, or whoever, didn't select pics of hoodies or 50 Cent, but chose indoor shooting ranges. Moreover, the shooters weren't middle-aged or grey-haired war vets, but children, adolescents, not running amuck, but focussed and acting responsibly. These pictures have a much greater effect on people's perception than all the words written. Proponents and opponents can drivvle and harangue til the cows come home, but who's going to face up with a cute 12-yr old girl in a shooting range and lambaste her as a crouching threat to suburban peace and a hidden drive-by mobster?
Yes to shooting feral animals. Yes to responsible attitudes toward guns. Yes to training AUS children to focus, compose themselves, and look after equipment. Yes to gun ownership.
And in case you wonder....no, I neither own a gun nor hold a license. I would like to, but I'm not crazy about it.
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