Shooting
Women rush to firearms training ahead of NSW gun buyback
A leading sporting shooters group is reporting an increase in women seeking firearms training as applications for new gun licences surge.
- Jessica McSweeney
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Gun debate may go feral in NSW if premier bows to shooters
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party consists of just two MPs who want to enshrine the “right to hunt” into NSW law. Premier Chris Minns may yet support them.
- Alexandra Smith
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- Disability
Troy wants to shoot for Australia. But police told him he’s a risk to the public
Police say rules restricting access to weapons for some sporting shooters are about protecting the public. Shooters say they’re sick of being treated unfairly.
- Chris Barrett
The duck shooting stats the anti-hunting lobby says prove a ban won’t hurt Labor
Premier Jacinta Allan has one of the highest proportions of registered hunters living in her electorate of any Labor MP, but opponents of duck shooting say anything less than a ban would now look “weak”.
- Broede Carmody
- Opinion
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Nearing my 40s, I needed a new challenge in my life. So, I joined my local rifle club
While some older members would likely flinch at a word like “inclusion”, their actions speak differently.
- Shelley Lask
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- Victoria
Duck hunting should be banned in Victoria, inquiry finds
The recommendation will enrage recreational hunters and some unions which have threatened to campaign against the Andrews government if it bans the blood sport.
- Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
