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Australia has announced national gun amnesty, allowing people to hand in illegal or unregistered firearms to authorities. The move is aimed at curbing growing numbers of illegal weapons and comes amid an increased terrorist threat.
[...] The program starts on July 1 and within three months – until September 30 – anyone who possesses an unwanted or unregistered firearm, or a firearm-related item such as ammunition, can legally dispose of or register their firearm at "approved drop-off points in each State and Territory", without fear of being prosecuted, Justice Minister said.
Outside the amnesty period, however, those who are caught with illegal guns could face a fine of up to AU$280,000 (US$212,000), up to 14 years in prison and a criminal record.
“My expectation is it will probably not be the case that we will have hardened criminals who have made a big effort to get a hold on illegal guns would necessarily hand them in. The purpose is to reduce the number of unregistered and illicit firearms in the community,” Keenan said, as cited by AAP.
[...] Earlier this month, the authorities announced plans to build its first prison solely for militants with extreme views to prevent the radicalization of other inmates.
Source: RT
(Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Monday June 19 2017, @02:24PM
Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of supporters in Australia. In Sydney, thousands of my supporters came out to march, to celebrate my inauguration. Thousands of my beautiful, beautiful women, some of them Abbos, marching to show they want me as their President. Just like the women marched in Washington. Very big march in Washington, one of the biggest crowds ever for an inauguration. The fake #MSM [twitter.com] with their fake photos say it wasn't big. Folks, it was big. I have big, big support in Australia. But the guys running the show aren't so great. Jeremy Buckingham, in the NSW Legislative Council, not a great guy. Called me a slug. The whole Legislative Council called me a slug. Every last one of them. Can you believe it? Let me tell you about slugs. I could stand in the middle of the NSW Legislative Council and shoot everybody, and I wouldn't lose any supporters, OK? It's, like, incredible. I have a permit, which is very unusual in New York -- a permit to carry. And I do carry on occasion, sometimes a lot. But I like to be unpredictable so that people don't know exactly when I’m carrying. I feel that the gun-free zones -- when you say that, that’s target practice for the sickos and the mentally ill. That’s the target. They look around for gun-free zones. When you disarm law abiding people, you leave only the bad guys and terrorists with guns. Isn’t it interesting that the tragedy in Paris, the horrific attack on Charlie Hebdo, took place in one of the toughest gun control countries in the world? Let me tell you about Malcolm Turnbull. I talked with Malcolm on the phone. With the Prime Minister of Australia. Of all the phone calls I've been on, it was the worst call by far. Believe me, folks, it was a terrible phone call. He asked me to take in Australia's refugees. I said we'll do it, but we have to vet them. Refugees, for America, are a huge problem. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists. Even with extreme vetting, they're making big problems for America. And Australia doesn't want them either. When Australia sends us their refugees, they're not sending their best people. But I sent my best guy, I sent Mike Pence. So they made a deal, Australia made a deal, with Obama. Who came to America as a refugee. And let me tell you, folks, the deal they made is terrible for America. Totally one-sided. But I said I'd stick to the deal. Because promises are important. Even when I didn't make them. Very reluctantly, I'm sticking to the deal. But now Malcolm is making fun of me and it's very hurtful. My wife, Melania, and my son, Barron, heard about the way Malcolm made fun of me, how he mocked me, and they are very hurt by it. He's hurting my family. He should be ashamed of himself. He has no shame, but he should be ashamed.