Firearms Legislation Proposals 2017 and In The News.

http://www.police.tas.gov.au/services-online/firearms/firearms-storage/

http://www.police.tas.gov.au.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Draft-Firearms-Amendment-Regulations-2017.pdf 

http://www.police.tas.gov.au.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Regulatory-Impact-Statement.pdf

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/10/20/illegal-gun-amnesty-to-begin-in-2017-thousands-to-be-surrende/

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/surge-in-melbourne-gun-crimes-compels-crackdown-20160912-greg1j.html

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/gun-laws-malcolm-turnbull-wants-labor-to-back-tighter-trafficking-move/news-story/9dee6684741baa6c03f9d8e0afee9205

https://www.ministerjustice.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2016/FourthQuarter/Tackling-illegal-firearms.aspx

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/its-really-concerning-scores-of-domestic-violence-offenders-get-their-guns-back-20161107-gsk908.html  (Why would the courts & government do this do you think?!)

http://www.mamamia.com.au/gun-laws-in-nsw/

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/politics/federal/2016/10/21/police-ministers-may-change-shotgun-limits.html

I can understand the need to stop illegal imports of firearms, & I can understand the need to stop the Black Market sales of firearms, but what I DO NOT understand is WHY the government is so determined to disarm law abiding Australian citizens. This to my suggests that for some reason they are afraid of us. So what are they planning that should require them to disarm us? Slowly but surely, through legislation without consultation or referendum, the government has been taking away our rights & freedoms. Gun violence by criminals & terrorists is being used against us, used as an excuse to legislate more restrictions on the public. Homes can be entered without any requirement to show just cause. Firearms confiscated. Protesters can be arrested & imprisoned. Does this sound like a democratic society to you? Where is all this going? Do the majority of Australians know this is happening & simply not care (she'll be right mate!)?
 Gun control is NOT about public safety, it is about controlling the people, controlling law abiding citizens. Police officers come into my home to inspect my firearms safe keeping, but all the time they are assuming that I am guilty of some crime until I am proved to be innocent. They are looking for any excuse to charge me with a crime. I have been accused of not registering guns, guns that are antiques & do not require registration in NSW, & it is I who have to foot the bill, I have the expense of having to defend my rights as a law abiding citizen.
The local police have informed me that I have no right to use a firearm to defend myself or my family unless I have first been shot! The police can not protect me or my family!

I pose a question to anyone out there with a knowledge of the law: Why do I have to lock my gun away in a gun safe when I am at home, & yet not have to lock my gun in a gun safe when I am away from home hunting for several days? What is the difference? In both cases I am physically there in charge of the firearm.