drtylilman wrote:Hi Pete,
I'm a little disappointed in your cavalier attitude towards firearms ownership. A safe and a monitored alarm system is no guarantee of stopping a determined thief or a pro. A gun with or without a bolt can still be used for a hold up. Just recently in Canterbury a Collector was cleaned out of all his firearms. I can assure you that to hold a ‘C’ category license; his security would have to be a damn sight better than just an ‘A’ cat.
Also what’s with posting pictures of you firing it next to what appears to be a residential building? You’ve only just got your license, do you really want to loose it again for the sake of showing off?
There are members of the shooting community that work damn hard convincing the government and police that we are all responsible owners. Our rights are constantly under threat and it only takes a handful to ruin it for the rest of us when the arms law goes back up for review.
Just my 2 cents on this thread, I’ve personally invested too much time, money and emotion in to this sport to want to risk loosing it. Please keep in mind that this is a public forum, and there are people out there like Philip Alpers who are constantly on the look out for anything they can use to discredit firearms owners.
Fair call.
I'm not stupid enough to use a firearm in places where they're not safe. I respect your view. So excuse me for showing off. Btw, the firearm was discharged on a farm, miles away from any other dwelling. But it's good that you should take note of that. No one else did.
As far as gun laws go and Philip Alpers constantly on the lookout for anything to discredit firearms owners? Though I hold a gun license. I'm on his side. I say good on him for his work. Personally, I think they should make it harder for people to get a gun license! I felt it was to easy. But that's just my view. They don't even check up on you over a ten year period to make sure you are keeping to gun law protocols.
But again, that's only my 5c worth.
Safe shooting.
