"Why are we forced to be the defenceless victim?" he said. 'It's unthinkable you can't protect yourself. Jill Meagher . . . who was raped and murdered, if she'd have carried a weapon to protect herself, she could have been arrested."
From The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/pro-gun-senator-cites-meaghers-murder/story-fn59niix-1226726496767
This is one of the new Senators, following the recent Election. His name is David Leyonhjelm, and he is from the Liberal Democrats Party, in NSW.
He seems to think that we in Australia should move towards a US-style policy on Guns, where more or less anyone is able to access a gun, and where the strong advocacy of the Gun lobby has seen politician after politician fail to do anything to stop the flow of murders by Gun.
But what about our freedoms? Well how about the freedoms of the over 11,000 people who have died THIS YEAR ALONE from Guns in the U.S.? This is over 480 THOUSAND years of life, stolen away by the cowardice of those wielding a gun.
