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Australian Gun Politics is a relatively minor political and social issue, only coming to light after major incidents like the 1996 [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia) Port Arthur Massacre]], perpetrated by Martin Bryant, [[HollywoodAutism a mentally challenged man]]. Prior to the aforementioned incident, each Australian state and territory had varying gun legislation, and it is not much of a surprise that the Port Arthur Massacre occurred in Tasmania, the state with the most liberal gun laws (it was the last state to mandate any form of firearm licensing, and even that was so poorly enforced that Martin Bryant obtained the firearms used in Port Arthur from a legal gun dealer while having no firearms license whatsoever), and even now, Tasmania's gun ownership rate is the highest in Australia. Since Port Arthur, gun laws in Australia were placed under Federal Government control, making equal gun laws in all states, mandating licenses for all firearms nationwide, and severely restricting the self loading rifles and shotguns that were involved in the Port Arthur Massacre, with 85% of Australians supporting this change in legislation. A further change to legislation occurred in 2002 to restrict handgun ownership after they were used to commit [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University_shooting Australia's deadliest school shooting]] ([[FalseReassurance but then again, there were only 5 school shootings, 2 of which had fatalities, to ever happen in Australia]]). Finally, the prime minister at the time, John Howard, temporarily raised a certain tax to pay for a gun buyback scheme; [[ProperlyParanoid for understandable reasons]], he wore a {{bulletproof vest}} when he announced this.
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Australian Gun Politics is a relatively minor political and social issue, only coming to light after major incidents like the 1996 [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia) Port Arthur Massacre]], perpetrated by Martin Bryant, [[HollywoodAutism a mentally challenged man]].man. Prior to the aforementioned incident, each Australian state and territory had varying gun legislation, and it is not much of a surprise that the Port Arthur Massacre occurred in Tasmania, the state with the most liberal gun laws (it was the last state to mandate any form of firearm licensing, and even that was so poorly enforced that Martin Bryant obtained the firearms used in Port Arthur from a legal gun dealer while having no firearms license whatsoever), and even now, Tasmania's gun ownership rate is the highest in Australia. Since Port Arthur, gun laws in Australia were placed under Federal Government control, making equal gun laws in all states, mandating licenses for all firearms nationwide, and severely restricting the self loading rifles and shotguns that were involved in the Port Arthur Massacre, with 85% of Australians supporting this change in legislation. A further change to legislation occurred in 2002 to restrict handgun ownership after they were used to commit [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University_shooting Australia's deadliest school shooting]] ([[FalseReassurance but then again, there were only 5 school shootings, 2 of which had fatalities, to ever happen in Australia]]). Finally, the prime minister at the time, John Howard, temporarily raised a certain tax to pay for a gun buyback scheme; [[ProperlyParanoid for understandable reasons]], he wore a {{bulletproof vest}} when he announced this.
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Even then, [[StatusQuoIsGod most Australians as well as both major parties believe that current gun laws are fair and appropriate]], and as such, political debates rarely mention gun politics unless of a recent firearms incident, and there is little left wing vs. right wing difference in opinions over gun policy, and guns aren't usually seen as self defence weapons in Australia. The exception goes to the [[GranolaGirl Australian Greens Party]], which have been pushing for tougher gun laws continuously from its foundation to the present day ([[StrawmanHasAPoint its founder Bob Brown pushed for]] [[TheExtremistWasRight more restrictive gun laws and licensing in Tasmania]] since before Port Arthur, but since other Tasmanian State legislators then had a "{{What Could Possibly Go Wrong}}?" attitude, [[CassandraTruth he had little success]], but now, even present gun laws [[MovingTheGoalposts seem too liberal for the Greens]]).
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Even then, [[StatusQuoIsGod most Australians as well as both major parties believe that current gun laws are fair and appropriate]], appropriate, and as such, political debates rarely mention gun politics unless of a recent firearms incident, and there is little left wing vs. right wing difference in opinions over gun policy, and guns aren't usually seen as self defence weapons in Australia. The exception goes to the [[GranolaGirl Australian Greens Party]], which have been pushing for tougher gun laws continuously from its foundation to the present day ([[StrawmanHasAPoint its founder Bob Brown pushed for]] [[TheExtremistWasRight more restrictive gun laws and licensing in Tasmania]] since before Port Arthur, but since other Tasmanian State legislators then had a "{{What Could Possibly Go Wrong}}?" attitude, [[CassandraTruth he had little success]], but now, even present gun laws [[MovingTheGoalposts seem too liberal for the Greens]]).
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* Category B firearms require "Genuine need" as to why a Category A firearm is inappropriate, such as for hunting dangerous game (requires separate licenses, permissions and game fees) such as wild boar, camel, brumbies, water buffalo and crocodiles. They include centrefire rifles that are not self loading (centrefire includes military ammunition, sniper rounds and high power rounds, so even powerful bolt-action sniper rifles like the [[CoolGuns/SniperRifles TAC-50, SV-98, M-24, AS50, Blaser 93 Tactical, AW50, M99, Arctic Warfare, AR-50, M95, Hecate II and HS .50]] are classified as Category B firearms) and muzzleloaders manufactured after 1 January 1901 (date of Australian Federation).
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* Category B firearms require "Genuine need" as to why a Category A firearm is inappropriate, such as for hunting dangerous game (requires separate licenses, permissions and game fees) such as wild boar, camel, brumbies, water buffalo and crocodiles. They include centrefire rifles that are not self loading (centrefire includes military ammunition, sniper rounds and high power rounds, so even powerful bolt-action sniper rifles like the [[CoolGuns/SniperRifles TAC-50, SV-98, M-24, AS50, Blaser 93 Tactical, AW50, M99, Arctic Warfare, AR-50, M95, Hecate II and HS .50]] 50 are classified as Category B firearms) and muzzleloaders manufactured after 1 January 1901 (date of Australian Federation).
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, this isn't the place to talk about it.
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Website/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, this isn't the place to talk about it.
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[[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-14/australians-own-as-many-guns-as-in-1996/4463150 As of 2013]], however, [[YouCanPanicNow the total number of guns in Australia reached levels equal to that prior to Port Arthur]]. In spite of this, gun crime is still decreasing, gun deaths have halved and 90% of those gun deaths are single fatality incidents like domestic violence and suicide.
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[[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-14/australians-own-as-many-guns-as-in-1996/4463150 As of 2013]], however, [[YouCanPanicNow however [[MediaScaremongering the total number of guns in Australia reached levels equal to that prior to Port Arthur]]. In spite of this, gun crime is still decreasing, gun deaths have halved and 90% of those gun deaths are single fatality incidents like domestic violence and suicide.
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, his WorkChoices legislation, being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. Although debate over the law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the fact, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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Couple things: the NRA never advocates revenge shootings or shooting someone preemptively, only in defense of lives; second, that entire sentence was a fragment (written by someone who didn't know what they were talking about anyway); and third, if this isn't the place to talk about it, why did that whole preceding paragraph talk about it?
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/{{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for Although debate over the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims law's effectiveness and even existence still surface over twenty years after the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, fact, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/{{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to {{The Other Wiki}}, Wiki/TheOtherWiki, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/{{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. [[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to {{The Other Wiki}}, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to UsefulNotes/{{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. However, even his critics generally do agree that Howard's gun legislation was the best thing he did while in office.[[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to {{The Other Wiki}}, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to {{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. [[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to {{The Other Wiki}}, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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[[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html The prime minister responsible for changing gun legislation in 1996, John Howard, considers it one of his greatest achievements, and expressed disappointment at the USA for not doing the same after its shooting incidents]]. [[note]] This prime minister is more famous for [[TheWarOnTerror helping the U.S. invade Iraq]], sending refugees to offshore processing in Nauru, [[FlameBait his WorkChoices legislation]], being Australia's second-longest serving prime minister and being a {{Yes Man}} to {{George UsefulNotes/{{George W Bush}}. On top of that he is from the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Liberal Party]], the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. [[/note]] [[http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/americas-gun-culture/2008/04/08/ This link]] explores how cultural factors allow for Australia to support gun control. According to {{The Other Wiki}}, 5.2% of Australian adults own firearms of any type. [[http://www.wnd.com/2000/03/1951/ The USA's 'National Rifle Association' (a gun-owners' association which lobbies for the increased ownership of firearms by US citizens to reduce crime through pre-emptive/revenge/self-defence shootings) or NRA claims the post-1996 gun legislation in Australia is responsible for an increase in gun crime since then]]. However, Australian civil servants have accused the NRA ([[CorruptHick and some]] [[DeepSouth highly conservative rural]] [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-23/katter-wrong-on-gun-deaths/4904576 Australian politicians]]) of either [[CriticalResearchFailure conducting poor research and not really understanding statistics]] or [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics deliberating 'cherry-picking' and misrepresenting evidence to 'prove' their point]] [[note]] Easily done, for instance, by focusing on the raw/total number of crimes (which has risen along with the population) and not the ''relative'' number of crimes ([[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-28/fact-check-gun-homicides-and-suicides-john-howard-port-arthur/7254880 which has been decreasing for at least two decades, but whether or not this is due to Post-Port Arthur gun control is up for debate]]) and confusing 'crimes committed with a weapon' with 'crimes conducted with a gun' [[/note]]. Whatever we may think about that debate, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement this isn't the place to talk about it]].
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Also of note, [[UsefulNotes/{{Silencers}} silencers, flash suppressors]], [[BayonetYa bayonets and their fittings]], {{laser sight}}s, and [[BulletProofVest bulletproof vests]] do not fit into any of the below licensing categories are only permitted for government agencies in Australia, such as [[AussiesWithArtillery the military]], [[UsefulNotes/AustralianLawEnforcement police forces]] and [[EspionageTropes intelligence agencies]].
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Also of note, [[UsefulNotes/{{Silencers}} silencers, flash suppressors]], [[BayonetYa bayonets and their fittings]], {{laser sight}}s, and [[BulletProofVest bulletproof vests]] do not fit into any of the below licensing categories are only permitted for government agencies in Australia, such as [[AussiesWithArtillery [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery the military]], [[UsefulNotes/AustralianLawEnforcement police forces]] and [[EspionageTropes intelligence agencies]].
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In light of the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sydney_hostage_crisis 2014 Martin Place Siege]] in {{Sydney}} perpetrated by lone wolf terrorist [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Haron_Monis Man Haron Monis]], [[WindmillPolitical Senator David Leyonhjelm]] suggested that the attack was tragic because the people in the cafe were {{Straw Civilian}}s who did not bear arms, claiming that Australia is a "Nation of Victims" of [[SkewedPriorities harsh gun laws, instead of, you know, terrorism]]. Needless to say, [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead his suggestion was widely criticized]], including by politicians on the left and right, and also because several foiled terrorist plots in Australia have nothing to do with gun laws.
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In light of the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sydney_hostage_crisis 2014 Martin Place Siege]] in {{Sydney}} UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} perpetrated by lone wolf terrorist [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Haron_Monis Man Haron Monis]], [[WindmillPolitical Senator David Leyonhjelm]] suggested that the attack was tragic because the people in the cafe were {{Straw Civilian}}s who did not bear arms, claiming that Australia is a "Nation of Victims" of [[SkewedPriorities harsh gun laws, instead of, you know, terrorism]]. Needless to say, [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead his suggestion was widely criticized]], including by politicians on the left and right, and also because several foiled terrorist plots in Australia have nothing to do with gun laws.
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* Although not officially a category, a large part of the illegally owned firearms in Australia that fall into Categories R/E, H, C and D were either made locally or imported prior to Port Arthur but never registered or surrendered, [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/source-of-illicit-guns-in-australia/6483762 contrary to the belief that Australian gun policy created a large market for illegal gun importation]]. Case in point: the sawn-off pump-action shotgun used by lone wolf terrorist [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Haron_Monis Man Haron Monis]] in the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sydney_hostage_crisis 2014 Martin Place Siege]] in {{Sydney}} proved hard to trace due to never being registered since it was legally imported into Australia around the 1950s when gun laws were less stringent.
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* Although not officially a category, a large part of the illegally owned firearms in Australia that fall into Categories R/E, H, C and D were either made locally or imported prior to Port Arthur but never registered or surrendered, [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/source-of-illicit-guns-in-australia/6483762 contrary to the belief that Australian gun policy created a large market for illegal gun importation]]. Case in point: the sawn-off pump-action shotgun used by lone wolf terrorist [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Haron_Monis Man Haron Monis]] in the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sydney_hostage_crisis 2014 Martin Place Siege]] in {{Sydney}} UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} proved hard to trace due to never being registered since it was legally imported into Australia around the 1950s when gun laws were less stringent.
