[palmetieri2000]

Sigh, I see this pop up so I should really just copy and paste one of my other answers, but.

Australians supported handing in our guns after Port Arthur, Australians that want to engage in firearm use for sport, hunting, antique collection or pest control can all still do so within appropriate circumstances that the public overwhelmingly support.

Low hanging fruit, moronic, pro-gun sentiment only shows how little you understand about the country you are talking about.

(Not an endorsement for the Aus 3-Letters spying, which is a different issue.)

[CobaltFire]

To back you up:

I visited Australia while on deployment and the process to go hunting, including the temporary firearms permit and training required, was rather more simple than I’d been led to believe. Getting permission through my CO was harder.