The 50th annual general meeting of SSAA National was held in Melbourne at the end of April. Bob Green from Queensland was re-elected as National President and Alf Bastian from South Australia continues as Treasurer. Victoria’s Dean Mighell was elected as Senior Vice President, Western Australia’s Ron Bryant as Junior Vice President and the ACT’s Kaye McIntyre as Secretary. Delegates from all SSAA states and territories were in attendance and reports were presented by all departments, including Media & Publications, National and International Affairs, Hunting, Finance, Membership and Merchandise. SSAA Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd General Manager Trevor Jenkin provided a detailed report on the growing achievements of the brokerage. |
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Duck and quail hunting seasons announced in SA
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Anti-gun lobby shot down by dodgy logic
Report on the rise of gun club members
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Firearm ownership in Australia on the increase
State legislation for rifle storage
SSAA leads the way on firearms education
Greens attack hunting and gun ownership
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Will the Greens turn a new leaf? One of his most infamous quotes claimed there were 300,000 handguns in Australia. As he called for a dramatic reduction in this number, he made the following blunder: “The people who require a (hand) machine gun be carried around available to them, in the glove box or whatever, is very, very limited in a peaceful society like our own...There is no reason for so many hundreds of thousands of handguns, including effectively hand machine guns, to be available in Australia.” I have never come across one of these ‘hand machine guns’; have you? Bob Brown has also shown a great deal of confusion between legal firearms in the hands of licensed firearm owners and illegal firearms in the hands of criminals. He has often called for a ban on semi-automatic handguns following unrelated criminal events overseas or criminal or gang-related activities in Australia. He has also claimed on numerous occasions that Australia has “very lax gun laws”. SSAA National has hit back at these claims on many occasions due to the simple fact that handgun ownership is in fact highly restricted, with licensed shooters having to jump through many hoops to gain and keep their handgun licences for competition purposes. As Bob Brown is farewelled, we wait with bated breath to see whether Christine Milne, a politician raised under Brown’s guidance, mirrors his ignorance and takes the attitude of fellow anti-gun Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon. Rest assured, despite the outcome, SSAA National maintains a Federal representation in the interests of members and will continue to correct the mistruths reported in the media. The Greens are but one of many individuals, groups and organisations who are against private firearms ownership, sport shooting and recreational hunting. SSAA National maintains an archive of informative articles on these groups as a reference point for our members. Visit the ‘Know Your Opponent’ section of the SSAA National website to learn more. Canada scraps longarm registry Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association and Canadian Institute for Legislative Action said the registry was messy and unfair legislation and that the decision to remove it was long overdue. He said this milestone can be credited to the hard work, dedication and coordinated efforts of shooting, hunting and wildlife enthusiasts and associations across the country. We congratulate Canada on their sound decision and wish them luck in their future legislation reforms. |
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50th SSAA National AGM held in Melbourne




