Monthly Archives: July 2015 - Page 3

The lever action ban: What you can do about it


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The government is proposing to ban your access to repeating action longarms such as lever actions.  Here are some simple things every shooter can do to make sure that doesn’t happen.

The Federal Government is moving to reclassify repeating action long arms to remove their access from holders of the majority of licensed gun owners.  This will ban the use of lever action shotguns and rifles, and pump action rifles.

There are two simple steps every shooter can do to help. Read more »

What’s wrong with our registry?

Registry logoOur recent survey of Victorian shooters revealed a major dislike of Victoria’s Licensing Regulation Division – the body responsible for licensing Victorian shooters and registering the firearms we use.

We all know why shooters don’t like the policy underlying firearm regulation.  However we were curious why shooters felt so strongly that the body charged with administering that policy was a poor performer.

One in two shooters said the registry should be scrapped: only one in five said it should be retained. Read more »

Our US gun survey

Our US surveyThe CFCV is interested to know what gun owners in the US think about gun laws Down Under – and what they think about their own. 

We can learn a lot from this, including what their government’s do to help the shooting sports.

That’s why we created this survey!

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Who Victorian shooters are – and what they are thinking

One in two shooters who responded to our recent survey has a formal trade qualification, degree or other higher level of education.  

They’re also young, passionate about what they do – and understand how preference flows at state and federal elections work. Read more »