Although the rate of participation in shooting sports is declining, the level of government funds to the sport remains high. Wisconsin Firearms Coalition’s Letter to President Donald J. Trump Contact: Greg Pruett Contact: (608) 469-6973 Email: [email protected] February 22, 2018 Nine State Gun Rights Organizations Oppose Obama-Style Gun Control Proposals! For the period 2014/15 to 2018/2019 a minimum of $77,467,237 was allocated to improve gun clubs and build or improve shooting complexes through the various Commonwealth and State grant schemes. [1]NSW Government 2017-2018, Local Sport Grant Program Recipients, Office of Sport Annual Reports 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18. The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) received a large piece of the funding pie, receiving over $1,692,000 for its various gun clubs across Australia. “Although the participation rate in shooting sports is declining in Australia, the level of government funds remains high. Please also take time to make a donation to help us continue our important work.
Your gift will guarantee we have the resources needed to work hard to stem … John Crook, has written or edited many articles and booklets, self-published under the banner of Gun Control Australia, the last in 2003.At its height in the mid-1990s, its spokespersons were very prominent in media discussions and conferences on gun violence.
With deepest sympathy This figure may be an underestimation of grants allocated to the SSAA, because the Victorian Government does not publish a break-down of grant recipients in the Shooting Sports Facilities Program. This group was augmented by John Crook who had been active in gun control ever since the Bacsa shooting, Jim Williams, a former shooter and Carolyn Worth, a woman's rights activist. State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part because the Congress has failed to reform gun laws, members of the group said on Monday. Please make a special gift to help with our work or become a monthly donor. For the period 2014/15 to 2018/2019, various grants were allocated to the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA).
[4]Sporting Shooters’ Association of Victoria, Annual Report 2017/2018, pg 12. Recent relevant research New South Wales and Victoria established specific grant schemes just for shooting sports.
[3] In the SSAA Victoria 2017/2018 Annual Report it states the organisation received $502,942 (2018) and $751,000 (2017) in government grants. There was a Gun Control Australia (GCA) based in Victoria that was formed by an activist named John Crook, who from the late 1970s wrote articles and made presentations challenging the basis of private ownership of firearms. The proportion of people who think gun laws are “about right” declined from 65 per cent to 52 per cent. On May 1st, Prime Minister Trudeau announced a ban on ‘assault-style’ firearms. About Gun Control Australia Gun Control Australia is the representative body for the majority of Australians who support uniform, effective and sensible firearms legislation and policy.
None of these weapons have any place in a civilised society.
These government grants are for a range of SSAA projects, including for the Shooting Sports Facilities Program[4]. Gun Control Australia offers our thoughts and condolences to all Muslim communities across the pacific and to all New Zealanders affected by this senseless act of violence. The figures were collated from Commonwealth and State Budget Papers, Annual Reports and media releases, providing a picture of the funds allocated by each jurisdiction over a period of time. Samantha Lee [3]The Victorian allocation of grants figures to the SSAA has been collated from SSAA media releases and annual reports. Later on Roland Brown and Lee Rhiannon became involved. The SSAA received over $1,692,000 for improvement to gun clubs. The organisation’s website lists the National Rifle Association (NRA) as one of its affiliations and close relationships. One result of these meetings was the publication of Gun Control Review (ISSN 1032-674x) in Ballarat by Jim Williams and Peter Baird. Comments from Samantha Lee, President of GCA Coalition for Gun Control. About Gun Control Australia Founded in the wake of the Montreal Massacre in 1989, the Coalition for Gun Control was formed to support strategies to reduce gun death, injury and crime. The New South Wales scheme has allocated over $25 million dollars since its inception. The organisation is funded by community donations and is not affiliated with any political party. According to a new report released by Gun Control Australia, a minimum of $77,467,237 has been allocated via government grants schemes to fund improvements to gun clubs and build and renovate shooting complexes over a five-year period (2014/15 to 2018/2019). Gun Control Australia (GCA) is an incorporated association that advocates for stronger gun laws. Samantha Lee, President of GCA states, “There are two weapons that have been used in these shootings: white nationalism and high-powered firearms.
The Association also has 400 SSAA shooting clubs with a national membership of 180,000 gun owners. The current GCA was incorporated in NSW on 26 August 2013. The Coalition for Gun Control, a radical anti-gun lobby group has served the CCFR notice that they intend to apply for intervenor status in our court case against the Liberal’s OIC gun ban. This is an increase from 26 per cent when the poll was last conducted in March 2018.
A Fact Sheet about the disparity between New Zealand gun laws and those of other developed nations can be accessed here: Gunpolicy.org March 2019 polling conducted by Essential reveals that 37 per cent of people in NSW think current gun laws are “too weak”. This act is a stark reminder that one of the most basic freedoms of all communities both here and across the pacific is the right to live without fear of gun violence.