Happy Happy News~

[sensoo]

LOL. Because, you know, I only find cheerful things to comment on.  ^_~

Everyone is pissy with Russia.  I'm not too well-versed as to what exactly brought about this change (Putin?  Litivenko?  Journalist lady who got shot?  Doubt it, more like government actions, but I suppose I should research more.) This year,  Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, the US,

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[bobbarker]

Ratzinger is mad that he lost out to Ian McDirmid for the roll of Emperor Paplatine in the Star Wars movies.

I listen to the BBC "Have your say" and continue to be reminded of the saying "If a million people say a stupid thing, it is stil a stupid thing."

[sensoo]

[bobbarker]

Oh... and if you get the chance... pick up the movie "Beckett"...it was released on DVD last week. About Thomas Beckett and his boozing buddy Henry II... and a little tiff that they both had almost a thousand years ago. I enjoyed it a lot. Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.

[sensoo]

Also Explosion Rocks Turkish Capital

The cause was not immediately clear but the city's Mayor Melih Gokcek said police believed a bomb was to blame.

Well duh.

[mr_mitts]

Australia doesn't ban shotguns; individual states do.

[sensoo]

Rawr, but they are banned in every state, to a degree. Basically you have to present proof that you need to own one of these weapons or that you are a collector. I'm not sure how strict they are about proof?

Australian Government Stuff

Since 10 May 1996 legislative changes in each State and Territory have seen:

the banning of self-loading rifles and self-loading and pump action shotguns, subject to narrow exceptions

Their FAQ

Not all firearms have been prohibited. Following the tragedy at Port Arthur, at a special meeting of all State and Territory Police Ministers on May 10, 1996, a decision was made to ban semi-automatic and pump action firearms and implement a buy back scheme to encourage the surrender of the newly prohibited firearms. The details about how this applies to sports shooters are not on their website, and wading through the websites of pro-gun and pro-gun control people is tedious. They both twist the facts so badly it's painful. My paper was half-based on the fact that the government is the only source you can

[sensoo]

Also: Pump action shotguns are the most basic of the shotguns worth owning. =P Bolt-action and lever-action are nice collector's pieces, but yea...

Anyway, you had to comment~

[mr_mitts]

I know some shotgun owners in Australia.

Your boring factor is PAINFUL.

[dracschick]

good luck with everything.

always nice to see you in LJ land.

*hugs*
Chris

[sensoo]

Hee. *hugs*