We all have to stick together. This is most decidedly an international struggle, especially with people like Ms. Peters running about trying to get away with any restrictions they can think up.

It’s really reassuring to know there are still people in Australia fighting the fight.

And it loads SO slowly for me. He is pretty low in the rankings, and I had never heard of him before.

2) Most US RKBA activists misunderestimate Australian gun rights issues. In particular, they think our laws took away self-defense rights and crime exploded.

In fact, most indicators for violence were heading down before the laws and continued to do so after at the same rate. Very few Australians relied on guns for self defense before 1996, and a very tiny number of them have suffered since. Even active shooters do not particularly want to make CCW an issue - we just want the community respect we deserve, and laws based on what works instead of what makes self-righteous spoil-sports happy.

We desperately need to develop international good will, diplomacy, and mutual respect. My fellow Americans, and our friends the Australians - we cannot let this discourse be ruled by extreme or disrespectful rhetoric. But then again, those that wish to undermine someone else’s national sovereignity, and national constitutional protections, must back off substantially. We Americans will say, firmly but hopefully politely - NO - to any attempts to disarm us from afar.

But that said, it is my sincere desire that my fellow Americans will be kind, understanding, and respectful of differing views. I personally don’t support the Austrialian approach to gun control. But what Australia does is up to the people of that nation. Likewise, what we do here is up to us.

I for one will not criticize Australia for it’s decisions regarding gun control. Will I learn from them, and harvest data from them on the efficacy of gun control? Of course! This information has already been informative. But what Australia does is up to the Australians. We all know that to be true. But in return, I expect that Australians will respect the United States’ domestic policy of constitutionally protected, individual rights of the people to keep and bear arms. We will fiercely, yet with mature restraint, defend these rights from all those, both domestic and foreign, who attempt to take them away, or make them meaningless.

G’day, Mates.

Frankly, it’s my SINCERE hope that these interactions with the Aussies on gun control remain civil.

too late; this particular aussie has already descended into both mudslinging and Reasoned Discourse(tm).

Heard this from on person who said it was first hand knowledge, but if anyone knows different please correct me.

It turned out this young lady lives in Australia and in the U.S. to see some friends from Australia who have immigrated to the U.S. While she is in the U.S. she said the main thing she wanted to do was take gun classes because it’s not allowed in Australia.

She was using a borrowed XD 40 in the class. After the range session was over she stayed and put about 200 more rounds through it until we finally had to leave because the range was closing for the day. She said it was the most fun she’s had in a while.

So I guess not all the Aussie’s like having their freedom taken away.

He has gone to full moderation, so nothing he can’t make fun of will get posted.

He’s had his 1 minute of fame.

Try some compassion: we need to be gentle with those with such mild-mannered sensibilities. Anything else is cruelty. Ninety million well-armed grownups must seem a terrifying threat to someone so utterly governed by timidity.

One such person is Australian Rebecca Peters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Peters

Listen to her debate Wayne LaPierre in “The Great UN Gun Debate”:

Parts 1-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmg_zMuQEDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WwLz9hBZfM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD1YmYuRtI8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVKvyYqtJ1w&feature=related