womble wrote:It’s a different world.
They have much better access to what the majority want.
And they are all just trying to capture the majority. Because, no different than the rest of us, they are chasing the best money.
They are professional politicians.
And they don’t work for us. They work for themselves, only to better their own lives.
We are 6% of the population.
It can still make a difference. Muslims are 3% and look what they’ve achieved here.
There is no room for defeatism. That is not who we are. We will be brave.
We each need to step up in whatever capacity we can. As individuals.
Maybe it’s just emails and lobbying. Maybe you hold more influence.
What matters is you fight to your capacity. It matters that we all do.
We have a duty.
We owe it to those that came before us and those that will come after.
Represent yourself well. Do no harm.
This honestly rattled me. NSW passed the damn law yesterday, just like that. This has completely ruined my Christmas.
Let’s be real: the gun community in NSW does not have the strong lobbying power, and the government knows it. That’s exactly why we’re the easiest target when politicians want to look “decisive”.
So serious questions:
As licence holders, what can we actually do now?
How do we support each other when many people are feeling angry, stressed, and financially shafted?
How do we protect our interests on what’s still coming — especially the proposed buyback and further changes?
How can we coordinate with licence holders in other states so this doesn’t keep happening one state at a time?
And bluntly: how do we hold the Minns Labor government politically accountable in ways that actually matter?