Significant quotes of 1995
The Federal Government is standing by a survey which suggested up to 14,000 Australians a year die due to accidents in hospital.
The Weekend Australian, 3 June 1995
A secret report on road fatalities in Victoria has found that 30% of the deaths that occur while an accident victim is undergoing medical treatment may be preventable.
The Age, 30 July 1995
“…a gun is designed and purchased with lethal or threatening intent.”
Simon Chapman
Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July 1995
“If you get rid of the means, you get rid of some of the suicides.”
Jan Shield, Australian Forum to control Guns
The Age, Victoria, 22 August 1995
On a television ad campaign aimed at unregistered firearms Mr Carr said, “It’s a powerful message to get guns out of the cupboards and from under the beds and into the hands of the people who ought to have them - into the hands of the police.”
Robert Carr, NSW Premier
The Australian, 22 September 1995
The Coalition believes that individuals who wish to legally hold or acquire a firearm and have a legitimate need of a firearm should have the right to own one. This right should not be unreasonably restricted by Government regulations or bureaucratic interference.
The Coalition believes that the long-standing association between the Defence Forces (particularly the Army) and Rifle Clubs and Associations should be preserved.
John Howard letter to John Tingle
Coalition Policy in Gun Laws, October 1995
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