Troy wants to shoot for Australia. But police told him he’s a risk to the public
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Troy wants to shoot for Australia. But police told him he’s a risk to the public

Police say rules restricting access to weapons for some sporting shooters are about protecting the public. Shooters say they’re sick of being treated unfairly.

  • byChris Barrett

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The duck shooting stats the anti-hunting lobby says prove a ban won’t hurt Labor

The duck shooting stats the anti-hunting lobby says prove a ban won’t hurt Labor

Premier Jacinta Allan has one of the highest proportions of registered hunters living in her electorate of any Labor MP,but opponents of duck shooting say anything less than a ban would now look “weak”.

  • byBroede Carmody
Nearing my 40s,I needed a new challenge in my life. So,I joined my local rifle club

Nearing my 40s,I needed a new challenge in my life. So,I joined my local rifle club

While some older members would likely flinch at a word like “inclusion”,their actions speak differently.

  • byShelley Lask
Duck hunting should be banned in Victoria,inquiry finds

Duck hunting should be banned in Victoria,inquiry finds

The recommendation will enrage recreational hunters and some unions which have threatened to campaign against the Andrews government if it bans the blood sport.

  • byBroede Carmody andKieran Rooney
Laying claim to the clam
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Laying claim to the clam

While tellers face the sack.

A topsy-turvy approach to gunplay
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A topsy-turvy approach to gunplay

Escort gets fired-up.

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Bourn to be filed
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Bourn to be filed

Somewhere in Macquarie Street.

Joining the cyberspace race
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Joining the cyberspace race

Where X marks the tweet.

Guns on the roof!
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Guns on the roof!

Smith,Wesson&Westpac.

Pencil pushers with the write stuff
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Pencil pushers with the write stuff

The long,the short and the distant.

Don’t Milsons Point that thing at me
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Don’t Milsons Point that thing at me

Are these rumours in the range of normal?