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Date:      Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:33:57 +1000 (EST)
From:      John Birrell  <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
To:        fpawlak@execpc.com (Frank Pawlak)
Cc:        grog@lemis.com, jb@cimlogic.com.au, malartre@aei.ca, fpawlak@execpc.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Does it's true?
Message-ID:  <199806270633.QAA16831@cimlogic.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <980627061637.ZM23452@darkstar.connect.com> from Frank Pawlak at "Jun 27, 98 06:16:37 am"

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Frank Pawlak wrote:
> I am under the impression that parts of Australia are much like the Old
> American West, with cowboys that carry guns, drink a lot and then get into
> gunfights. ;-)

Nope. Carrying a gun here is very rare. Our government has just spent
hundreds of millions of dollars buying back people's guns that are now
illegal.

This week we had a court ruling that reinforces the state law that you
have to have a shooter's licence to play with paint-ball guns on private
ranges. Next it'll be water pistols too.

-- 
John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/
CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137

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