Anti-gun nuts wrong to think shooters want laws weakened

OPINION: Squirrelled information published at an opportune time, selective editing, sensationalism, and scant detail on the actual issues.

Queensland Senator and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (centre), flanked by party officials James Ashby (left) and Steve Dickson, speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Mr Ashby and Mr Dickson were caught in an al-Jazeera investigation which used hidden cameras and a journalist posing as a gun campaigner to expose the far-right party's extraordinary efforts to obtain funding in Washington DC in September. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING. Picture: DAN PELED

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

One Nation sting, ABC spin, gun laws

HO HUM, more Pauline Hanson's One Nation bashing.

Why I am not surprised?

Well timed too, just before an election, as was the ABC's Don Dale "expose.”

The similarities are, well, unremarkable once you learn how the spin system functions.

Squirrelled information published at an opportune time, selective editing, sensationalism, and scant detail on the actual issues.

Oh Lordy, I am getting bored already.

In my opinion, a couple of naive Pauline Hanson One Nation guys legally soliciting political funds from a friendly democratic nation were stung by a Middle East multimedia company seeking to illegally influence Australian politics.

Of course, the only reason Australia needs really stringent gun control laws at all, is because a succession of Canberra invertebrates steered the national morality downward with vacuous ideals and political expediency.

I currently support rigorous gun control legislation because I believe that in a climate of terrorism and marshmallow politics there can be no other way.

What I do not agree with is the notion presented by the anti-gun nuts that shooters are trying to water down firearm laws.

In fact, all they want is to retain 1997 rights and get value for money out of expensive licensing fees, which, when considering their paperwork back log, seem to be channelled into consolidated revenue, rather than providing staffing levels commensurate with the task.

I applaud Ashby and Dickson for providing this week's entertainment, and look forward to the national broadcaster doing a sting on say, a couple of Shorten's tipsy CFMEU mates giggling through ideas on how to milk the Townsville Stadium project for another million dollars.

Come on "their” ABC, you can do it!

So many stings, so little time.

Alan Dray,

Mooloo

True meaning of hot cross buns

PEOPLE who have dollar signs before their eyes may not care about offending or hurting Catholic Christians.

Hot cross buns mark the end of Lent and different parts of the buns have certain meanings.

The Cross represents the crucifixion of Jesus and the spices inside signify the spices to embalm him at his burial.

Di Stubbs,

Maryborough

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Learn how to help our koalas

KOALA Action Gympie Region is a local group encouraging landholders to plant more koala food trees by taking part in their program funded by the Gympie Regional Council Environment Levy.

Because most koala habitat is on private land, people living in areas with koalas can have a great influence on whether populations in their area survive or become extinct.

Watching the news lately on habitat destruction, particularly in southeast Queensland, tells us how much we need to know more about this incredible Australian icon.

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Inquiries [e-mail] or Robyn on 0428865172.

Robyn Jackson,

Koala Action Gympie Region

Originally published as Anti-gun nuts wrong to think shooters want laws weakened