It’s common sense that to use a gun within Australia someone should be a citizen of Australia
No it’s not. It’s common sense that a permanent resident should have all the same rights an Australian citizen does, apart from those specifically related to the functioning of our government (e.g. voting).
edit: and heck, I even think they should have the right to vote in Council elections.
It’s not common sense that a permanent resident should have all the same rights. It’s perfectly valid that if someone isn’t considered worthy of being a citizen they should also not be considered worthy of owning lethal weapons.
No it’s not. It’s common sense that a permanent resident should have all the same rights an Australian citizen does, apart from those specifically related to the functioning of our government (e.g. voting).
edit: and heck, I even think they should have the right to vote in Council elections.
It’s not common sense that a permanent resident should have all the same rights. It’s perfectly valid that if someone isn’t considered worthy of being a citizen they should also not be considered worthy of owning lethal weapons.
Treating immigrants as second-class is gross and deeply unaustralian.
It’s more like 1.001th class citizens. Gun ownership is not a right, it’s not statistically significant in terms of the classing of citizens.