We have another great edition of Australian Shooter for you this month. November already and it’s always a little surprising how quickly the year flies by, though the good news is the festive season is almost upon us. We have another AS Team Christmas Wishlist in this issue and December. There are some great gift ideas and thanks to the generosity of our valued advertisers, we’ll also be giving away some of the items on the list to SSAA members, and remember, there’s no need to enter, as being a member already puts you in the draw.
By now, many of you will have received an email from SSAA National with a personalised link to your digital membership card. This can go in your smartphone wallet. There are instructions included in the email on how to do that but if you’d still prefer a plastic card, call our membership office and we’ll send one out.
If you take a look at our YouTube channel (SSAA TV) you’ll see we’ve been releasing a steady stream of videos from firearm reviews, ‘how-to’ tutorials as well as a monthly podcast. The channel’s growing but we’d really appreciate if you could help it along by liking a few videos and subscribing. This will allow the channel to grow and help the SSAA spread its message to more members and the general public alike.
In late September, SSAA (WA) President Paul Fitzgerald appeared in the West Australian parliament at the committee investigating the Firearms Act in that state. He’s hopeful there’ll be changes to the regulations and possibly even to the Act itself. This is slow progress but progress nonetheless and only came about through the efforts of WA firearms groups led by SSAA and firearms owners. Consistent pushing over a sustained length of time can yields results. There’s a long way to go but rest assured Paul and the WA team are working hard to walk back the worst elements of a rushed and poorly-considered piece of legislation.
Finally it’s congratulations and a warm welcome to Melissa from Victoria who, along with Steve who referred her, have both won five years’ membership of the Association through our Sign Up a Mate competition. Enjoy your SSAA flagship magazine and thanks for being a member.