No, the 'ban' was to minimize events such as that at Port Arthur a few years ago when one moron killed 30 or more people in a hour or two.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29 It's not a ban, as such - just a limitation on certain types of firearms. It involved a "buy back" purchase and destruction of "all" semi-automatic rifles Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Quoting "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I think that the Australian firearms ban was pushed through to > protect > wildlife, but protecting children was a much better and more > cynical > excuse, since a 5 meter python could just as easily have consumed > someones toddler. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
