Gamerancher wrote:That just means it will get quietly put away and no fuss made of the result. However, if they asked 200 fagtards in Martin Place the same question the result would be "proof" of the "overwhelming" majority of Australians opinions on the matter.
You can NOT imagine how right you are.... perhaps you do....
Back in 96, literally hours after the 'incident' the age conducted a poll, that is used up to this day to ustify tough gun control measures and is available to members of parliament as worthy information;
After Port Arthur - Issues of Gun Control in Australia
Current Issues Brief 16 1995-96
................In an Age poll of 2058 Australians taken on 3-5 May 1996, 90 per cent of those surveyed supported a national ban on all automatic and semi-automatic firearms, 88 per cent supported firearms registration, 73 per cent thought that gun owners should pay an annual registration fee for each gun they own, and 69 per cent thought that gun owners should be required to store their guns at an armoury or with the police.
Apart from the glaring fact that all questions can be constructed to derive the necessary response, and reporting is subject to the whims of the reporter, and emotive responses would be guaranteed, especially after so many deaths, including several little kids....they could have asked whether bananas should be banned, because they were served AT THE CAFE!!! evil bananas....
But this is MP required reading.....policy based on 1852 people.... real or imaginary.... all they need is a result. if those people responded with "it was one guy, don't base a judgement on all firearm owner present and future" .... it would form part of a parliamentary brief....