and criminals
The innocent public have been disarmed – Why?
The only ones who have guns now are the criminals, the terrorists and the army who have been given the power to shoot civilians.
Privatisation gone nuts. Some B/crats and Pollies heads should roll over this one. How many illegal firearms are similarly sourced for Islamic radicals and Lebanese drug gangs and as a result honest firearms owners cop the negative public perception about sports & pastimes involving legitimate firearms thus giving the Pollies more false reasons to impose unworkable restrictions just to gain votes from a manipulated public perception. If I was a conspiracy theorist I'd say it was a great big plot.
Rocket launcher probe targets contractors
January 08, 2007 05:21am
Article from: AAP
THE use of private contractors for weapons and munitions storage is being examined by a police and ASIO investigation into missing rocket launchers.
Under the privatised system, rocket launchers can be held at facilities without uniformed soldiers guarding them, Fairfax newspapers report.
Instead, contractors use their own guards or those supplied by private firms that can often have high staff turnovers.
A one-shot rocket launcher was discovered in a rubbish tip near Rockhampton in Queensland last week after a private contractor disposed of the weapon.
The Singapore high commission said the launcher had been used by its military while training in Australia and was not dangerous, Fairfax reports.
Meanwhile, a Sydney man was charged on Friday with supplying to an accused terrorist rocket launchers stolen from the military.