Since Australia is an Awesome Country, why do its citizens give up freedoms for comfort?

Question

I used to work in Alice Springs, Australia for about 6 months. Australia is a great place, don't get me wrong. But there were 2 things I just could not stand about living in Australia. #1 that I did not enjoy was the extremely high cost of living, there really was no way around it unless you were an extremely successful business man (Taking Taxes and cost of living into consideration An Australian business owner that earns $145,979.00 AUD annual profit is basically the equivalent of a US New York Business owner earning $100K USD annual profit, THAT IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE). For as nice as the standard of living is (if I had to rate it I would consider the standard of living to be a Sydney, Australia A- vs. Tampa, Florida’s B+ because Alice Springs sucked big time since there was nothing out there!) I did not see the money at the end, the higher salary evaporated and after 6 months of work I only had about $4,000 in the bank! That is living just above getting by! The second thing that I just could not agree with was NO RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS! My God if the need ever arose, you would be royally screwed! All my mates thought I was paranoid and just a gun lover, and I own only one hand gun back in my home! But the unprepared mentality was just beyond me, they all had the OUR GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF US mentality. For as much I loved working with my mates I could not continue to live ‘naked’ (Trusting the Government much more than trusting myself). So my question is even though Australia rocks, why do you feel ok with giving up your rights so easily to the Government?

Answer 1

Molly there is no evidence supporting the claim that gun control slows or stops gun violence. In fact, the evidence is against it. Gun control doesn't keep guns out of the hands of criminals, it keeps them out of the hands of responsible owners who would use them to stop criminals.



In Australia, the government has the right to enter your home without a warrant to check your guns for their registration. Am I right?



Yes, but the American people simply don't fall in line behind the government behind the Patriot act. We haven't been brainwashed by propaganda to believe that freedom is a bad thing. We have the freedom to own the guns that we want. If you hate freedom, then that's a problem that you should take up with the Communist or the Progressive party, they'd send you along the track to less freedoms.



Also assault rifles and shotguns tend to make great home defense weapons because a shotgun has a nice spray meaning it's hard to miss if you're not a great marksman, and assault rifles are usually of good build quality and has a good stopping round that will stop a criminal in their tracks.



Also, here's a couple of links you should check out:http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp



http://www.moftaohio.com/blog/2011/02/the-tactical-rifle-for-home-defense/



Molly: The right to own a firearm is an extension of all of your rights. If you can't defend your rights yourself, then you must rely on another to defend them and eventually your rights will die like a child that was denied the right to feed itself, and it's caretaker decides that it doesn't need to feed at all.



One freedom more is the phrase that should be on the tongues of every person on this planet, don't ever say that you don't want a freedom. I'm not saying that anarchy would be a suitable alternative, rules must be kept in place making sure freedoms don't overstep other people's freedoms.

Answer 2

The reason we dont have guns is because the goverment will take care of us Australians. We dont feel insecure in our own country and since the 1996 port aurther massicre many tyes of guns have been banned, most actually, and that the simple fact is that if the people wanted every person to have a gun they would vote for the shooters party and also in Australia u can get a gun but u have to go through a "genuine need" in other words to get a gun u have to be a farmer or hunter.

Answer 3

Luckily Australians don't see the need to own a gun to prove themselves as equals to Americans.



We would rather have no gun massacres and that's our choice.and as we a free country we have that right.



@ Justin there is no evidence that you need and assault rifle a sawn off shot gun or a concealed weapon either which are banned here.

We are allowed to have certain guns we just don't hand them out willy nilly to everyone who wants its one.

Yes they can Justin but its a privilege to have gun here not a right and under your Partriot act they can do the same.



@ Justin you make valid points but I don't want to live in country thats has its freedom defined by its citzens right to carry a gun that why I live here.