The Australian Institute of Criminology1 has time and time again found that it is the unlicensed person with an unregistered firearm that is responsible for crimes involving firearms. In almost all cases, the crimes are drug, gang and organised crime related. Australia has always had strict handgun ownership regulations. Indeed, civilians may only be in … Continued

Mr Shoebridge’s comments are all the more inappropriate due to his missed opportunity of not raising the issue of mental health, which, more often than not, is directly linked with these kinds of senseless acts. It has now come to light that the young perpetrator was mentally unstable, had been rejected from the American Army … Continued

The Do Gun Buybacks Save Lives? report released by Andrew Leigh and Christine Neill this week fails to recognise firearm owners replacing the majority of the 660,000 firearms seized in the gun buy-backs. A survey of SSAA members indicated that 93% of those who were forced to surrender a firearm during the buy-backs replaced it … Continued

Claims that the majority of firearms used by criminals originate from private licensed citizens are plainly wrong and are not supported by independent research bodies, such as the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). In fact, AIC senior research analyst Samantha Bricknell has previously stated that many guns used in crime and traded to other criminals … Continued

Mr Green was one of 120 delegates who attended the International Safety Seminar ‘In the right hands’ in Christchurch last week along with delegates and police forces from the Pacific Islands, SA, Victorian and New Zealand, the New Zealand Government and sports shooting and hunting associations. The inaugural seminar attracted speakers from the US, Canada, … Continued