Queensland Parliament Hansard – 23 August 2018 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE Illegal Firearms Mr WHITING: My question is to the Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services. Will the minister please inform the House of the action being taken to target illegal firearms and keep Queenslanders safe? Mr RYAN: I am very pleased to inform the House that just a ...

I spend a lot of time explaining to people why they should not make a statement to the Police. My advice is, that unless, like Sharon Stone’s character in the movie ‘Basic Instinct’, you have a degree in Psychology, and usually hidden charms that you can use to throw the interviewers off, I wouldn’t, and even then, for reasons other than ...

Please read the following statement written by Shooters Union Tasmania’s president, Alistair Shephard. “On behalf of law abiding firearm owners across the state, we are very disappointed to learn today about the Liberal Government’s decision to backflip on its election promise to make common sense changes to Tasmania’s firearms legislation. However, we are not surprised. “This backflip proves that politicians ...

Shooters Union Tasmania has labelled comments from a coalition of health professionals against the state’s proposed gun reforms “ill-informed emotionally charged hearsay.” Medics for Gun Control last month launched a campaign against the Liberals planned changes. The group includes health professionals who responded to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. Shooters Union Tasmania president Alistair Shephard said doctors should leave recommendations on firearm ...

Shooters union has hit back at a group of health professionals urging the Government to maintain the state’s gun control laws, saying doctors should stick to what they know. Shooters Union Tasmania president Alistair Shephard labelled the Medics for Gun Control campaign “ill-informed emotionally charged hearsay”. “While I have the utmost respect for our doctors, this is not their area of ...

Lever v Queensland Police Service (Weapons Licensing Branch) [2018] QCAT 225 (10 July 2018) Last Updated: 26 July 2018 QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND  ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL   CITATION: Lever v Queensland Police Service (Weapons Licensing Branch) [2018] QCAT 225 PARTIES: JOHN CAMPBELL LEVER (applicant) v QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE (WEAPONS LICENSING BRANCH) (respondent) APPLICATION NO/S: GAR327-17 MATTER TYPE: General administrative review matters DELIVERED ON: ...

Daniel Salmon owns a large property in Quilpie that contains around 20,000 acres of Mulga. The area is rife with feral pigs and wild dogs. A handgun is the only safe way to control these dangerous pests and Salmon, like many of his fellow farmers, has had a handgun licence for many years. It’s common practice for farmers to carry ...

This is a part of the recent FB Live video where SU President Graham Park  talks with Fraser Anning the Federal Senator for QLD. about his personal experience with firearms and thoughts on self defense.

Can you name the four basic rules of firearm safety? Before you’re tempted to read ahead, I’ll bet most of us can trot out the first two – treat all guns as if they’re loaded, and never point your weapon at anything you don’t want hurt. They’re familiar refrains from our childhood – dads instructing the younger generation to assume there’s always ...

Children are being banned from playing with toy weapons at childcare centres Crackdown comes due to fears fake guns could encourage violent behaviour Psychologists say there is no evidence that toy guns lead to violent conduct Children may be banned from playing with toy guns, fake plastic swords and even Lego due to fears they encourage violent behaviour. Games such ...