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Survey result: What you think about us

Regulars on our Facebook page will know we recently conducted a brief survey to gauge your view on what you think about our messaging.  The results were intriguing.

The first question asked how shooters heard about the CFCV.  78% said it was from our online presence.  This is rather ironic given it was an online survey, but we suspect might be true of the broader shooting community given the way we’ve historically operated. Read more »

Stand up and be counted. Or lose your guns.

Donate with 5 orgs - generic call

In less than 100 days since deciding on a new workplan with 5 of Victoria’s largest shooting organisations, the CFCV has done more than we thought we’d be able to get done. We have:

  • expanded our reach to over 40% of Victoria’s licenced shooters online and through our member organisations own communications;
  • played a key role in putting a cork in the Adler problem; and
  • drawn attention to politicians on key ongoing issues of concern that we will keep pursuing up to and beyond the next state and federal elections.

Thank you for your support. It has been fantastic – and encouraged us to do a lot, lot more! We look forward to the next 100 days. Read more »

NFA advisory body members named

Yesterday the Federal Government announced the creation of the Industry Reference Group as a way to short-circuit growing angst over the reaction by shooters to the National Firearms Agreement review process.

Today it has announced who is on that group. Read more »

Important update on the Adler ban

Adler -update

It is by no means a complete victory, but your demands to politicians that they listen to shooters concerns over the Adler / National Firearms Agreement issues have paid off. Today the government announced the creation of an Industry Reference Group to advise it further on the Adler / categorisation issues.

Another group? Well, it’s our understanding that this group will include people from our side of the fence. Read more »