Dr Grump
Platinum Member
It is in the Outback. It is impossible to find a farm or a residence in the Outback without a firearm. When the ban first went into effect the Northern Territory declared it would not enforce the ban (you see during WWII the whole area was abandoned to the Japanese and the enemy made three landings in the Territory that were shot back into the ocean by civilians and what few military were there) those were dark days and theresidents don't forget that abandonment.
The road from Mount Isa to Tennant Creek was called the Ho Chi Minh trail because of all of the weapons heading north. You don't even know your own adopted country very well.
I'm actually trying to figure out what this post has to do with mine. I'm talking current crime trends, you're talking WWII....
No, I'm talking immediate post ban in Oz and giving it context for those who actually care about history.
I think you'll have a hard time finding people who actually care....and they were not abandoned at all. Darwin was bombed and that was the only incident of note...