Door-to-Door down under

FIREARM owners in Wodonga, and in fact the whole of Victoria, have been put on notice. Victoria police will be calling on them in the coming months to check they are complying with the law when it comes to the stage storage of their weapons. And those who are not doing the right thing had better watch out as the penalties for breaking the law are pretty severe.

It seems that police in Australia will be making use of the registration system to go door-to-door, verifying compliance with the safe-storage laws. if you've ever wondered why gun owners in the United States are so determined to never allow registration, this is an excellent answer: once the police have a list, they are determined to use it. They aren't looking to catch criminals who are out committing violent crimes; it's much easier to write tickets to honest gun owners who haven't hurt anyone. And let's not forget this little bit of editorializing by the "journalist":

Those who legally own and use firearms have to know it is not a right, and it comes with a special responsibility to comply with all relevant laws.

In the US, it is a right. And we intend to make sure it stays that way.

Posted on 2006-08-06 14:29:30.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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