RALLY WRAP-UP: Plus, it’s time for WA shooters to vote
02/27/25 • 25 min
WE REVIEW THE RECENT GUN RALLY held in Perth, for those shooters who couldn’t make it.
David Brown from the Shooters Union Australia, talks about his role and observations on the biggest pro-gun rally to be held in WA for years.
We talk about the rally being around twice as big as originally planned and the response from SSAA WA and WAFCA who launched into childish scare campaigns after giving up the fight.
THIS RALLY was critical to the political future of shooting in WA. It showed the major parties one month before an election of just how much of a vote-loser bad gun laws can be.
We also talk about voting at the election. Early voting has commenced, and the message to shooters is clear: Talk to your friends, family and fellow shooters about kicking Labor out.
Otherwise we’ll also lose fishing, camping and four-wheel driving. If anything, we need the new laws “rolled back” – and explain how that would work.
WE’RE RECOMMENDING you take your time to vote – and don’t rush it.
The easy way to fill in the large ballot paper (for the upper house / Legislative Council) “above the line” is to Vote 1 for the Nationals or Liberals and then number the other parties in your preferred order.
Or vote “below the line” with at least 20 boxes for your vote to be valid. We recommend you:
- Vote 1 for Louise Kingston (Group M);
- Vote 2 for Ryan Burns (Libertarian Party);
- Vote 3 for Steve Thomas (Liberal Party);
- Vote 4 for Nick Goiran (Liberal Party);
- Vote 6 for The Nationals etc
... until you’ve numbered at least 20 boxes.
IF YOU’RE IN the lower house seat of Albany, vote for Tom Brough (Liberal Party), or if you’re in Darling Range, back Morgan Byas (National Party).
Don’t rush your vote: take just a couple of minutes to make sure you back the right candidates and parties.
WHATEVER you do, don’t vote Labor. A vote for Labor is a vote to take your guns away from you.
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WE REVIEW THE RECENT GUN RALLY held in Perth, for those shooters who couldn’t make it.
David Brown from the Shooters Union Australia, talks about his role and observations on the biggest pro-gun rally to be held in WA for years.
We talk about the rally being around twice as big as originally planned and the response from SSAA WA and WAFCA who launched into childish scare campaigns after giving up the fight.
THIS RALLY was critical to the political future of shooting in WA. It showed the major parties one month before an election of just how much of a vote-loser bad gun laws can be.
We also talk about voting at the election. Early voting has commenced, and the message to shooters is clear: Talk to your friends, family and fellow shooters about kicking Labor out.
Otherwise we’ll also lose fishing, camping and four-wheel driving. If anything, we need the new laws “rolled back” – and explain how that would work.
WE’RE RECOMMENDING you take your time to vote – and don’t rush it.
The easy way to fill in the large ballot paper (for the upper house / Legislative Council) “above the line” is to Vote 1 for the Nationals or Liberals and then number the other parties in your preferred order.
Or vote “below the line” with at least 20 boxes for your vote to be valid. We recommend you:
- Vote 1 for Louise Kingston (Group M);
- Vote 2 for Ryan Burns (Libertarian Party);
- Vote 3 for Steve Thomas (Liberal Party);
- Vote 4 for Nick Goiran (Liberal Party);
- Vote 6 for The Nationals etc
... until you’ve numbered at least 20 boxes.
IF YOU’RE IN the lower house seat of Albany, vote for Tom Brough (Liberal Party), or if you’re in Darling Range, back Morgan Byas (National Party).
Don’t rush your vote: take just a couple of minutes to make sure you back the right candidates and parties.
WHATEVER you do, don’t vote Labor. A vote for Labor is a vote to take your guns away from you.
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Previous Episode
THEY WERE ‘COWERING IN THE CORNER’: The WA MP who stood up against the establishment for shooters
LOUISE KINGSTON takes no prisoners when it comes to working hard to helping shooters out west.
The firebrand upper house MP speaks on why she addressed the recent WA Gun Rally, despite attempts by others to silence her. She explains that there was nothing to gain by having shooters ‘cowering in the corner’, and why it was important that shooters made a stand in the lead up to the WA state election.
Louise also talks about her plan to improve the way Western Australian shooting groups are represented, through the establishment of a dedicated commission. It's a plan to help shooters dodge the new laws in WA which will otherwise come into effect no matter who wins the election.
** Her plan means shooters could be unaffected by the laws - and it won’t cost them government cent. **
Her plan is to create a ‘bridge’ between now, and whenever the new laws can be repealed and rewritten to make them far more reasonable.
We also discuss how the state’s new voting system works, and we reveal our voting advice for shooters, with early voting starting on Monday 24 February. Our recommendations are:
- Vote 1- Louise Kingston (you'll find her in the independent column at "Group M")
- Vote 2 - Steve Thomas (Liberal Party) and / or Nick Goiran (Liberal Party - "Group C")
- Vote 3 - Ryan Burns (Libertarian Party)
- Vote 4 etc - pro-gun parties, then the Nationals and rest of the Liberals
- Vote last - Labor then the Greens. However, remember you can stop at box number 20 if you wish, for your vote to count.
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MEET THE 'OLD SSAA’: How things have changed.
** REMINDER – WA STATE ELECTION IS ON THIS SATURDAY, 8 MARCH **
JEFF POW’s father, Graham Pow, was a cofounder of the SSAA WA and its founding president.
He was one of a band of shooters who set the organisation up in the early 1970s when WA Police moved to impose impractical regulations - without consultation.
In a sense of déjà vu, Jeff turned up to the recent gun rally to provide support against WA’s new gun laws. It was a fight ‘the old SSAA’ would have taken head on.
JEFF’S FATHER, Graham, also helped set up the Pinjar shooting complex, helped found the West Coast Pistol and Revolver Club and was active in the Jarrahdale SSAA.
His love for his sport wasn’t just shooting: Graham loved his old pistols, including his 445 Webley Revolver, and put his skills as an incredible woodworker and metal worker to good use.
JEFF continues to carry his father’s flag, citing that there ‘is no fire’ under the ‘new SSAA’ to support what WA shooters are facing now.
He talks about the need for the shooting community to come together and not be caught out ‘flat footed’.
Jeff also talks about WA Police’s ‘unhealthy and provocative approach’ by sending SMSs to shooters – and encourages members of WA Police to not allow themselves to be used as political pawns.
VOTING THIS WEEK?
IF YOU’RE A SHOOTER voting in this week’s WA State Election, you need to watch this to find out who to vote for.
We explain what ballot papers you’ll get, and what you need to know to vote against the new gun laws.
The easy way to fill in the large ballot paper (for the upper house / Legislative Council) “above the line” is to Vote 1 for the Nationals or Liberals and then number the other parties in your preferred order.
Or vote “below the line” with at least 20 boxes for your vote to be valid. We recommend you:
- Vote 1 for Louise Kingston (Group M);
- Vote 2 for Ryan Burns (Libertarian Party);
- Vote 3 for Steve Thomas (Liberal Party);
- Vote 4 for Nick Goiran (Liberal Party);
- Vote 5 for The Nationals etc
... until you’ve numbered at least 20 boxes.
IF YOU’RE IN the lower house seat of Albany, vote for Tom Brough (Liberal Party), or if you’re in Darling Range, back Morgan Byas (National Party).
Don’t rush your vote: take just a couple of minutes to make sure you back the right candidates and parties.
WHATEVER you do, don’t vote Labor. A vote for Labor is a vote to take your guns away from you.
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