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You may have seen this story - here's a link to it from Guns & Ammo:
http://www.gunsandammo.com/2012/06/12/australian-swimmers-gun-photo-land-duo-in-hot-water/
The Australian media's reaction to a picture posted on Facebook of two Olympic swimmers holding firearms is simply ridiculous. I felt compelled to comment:
"I'm a gun loving Australian. There's plenty of us, but we tend to keep a low profile to avoid the attention of our media. As they say "the pen is mightier than the sword", and what better example than the hyperbole written about Nick D'Arcy? The part of the story you probably haven't heard is that a few years ago while drunk and in a bar D'Arcy was convicted of the violent assault of another member of the team that required reconstructive surgery of the victim's face. D'Arcy was convicted but escaped jail time and was subsequently sued by the victim, although he declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying damages. He may then have gone on to study to be a surgeon like his father, I'm not sure, but all the other details are correct. He hasn't exactly paid for his crime, but I'm sure he's really sorry. For himself.
The media in Australia declared the photo insensitive since Martin Bryant had a pump action shotgun when he killed over 30 people at Port Arthur in Tasmania. And I thought Bryant did most of the killing with an AR15? At least Bryant is going to die of old age in prison if the other prisoners don't get hold of him first. I'll never forget the story of a mother begging for her two young daughters' lives before he executed all three during part of his rampage. The widowed father subsequently started a charity to protect children from violence, may that give him some peace.
Don't get me wrong, the fuss the media have made in Australia about this photo is all out of proportion, but I sure hope the laws here would prevent this guy from ever getting a firearms license. He can't hold his liquor and beats a team mate's face to pulp over a trivial perceived offence? How did he get a visa to visit the US for God's sake? And there's children too young for school mistakenly on the no fly list? Old women in wheelchairs searched invasively? Something is wrong with US homeland security alright.
I'll be watching as much of the swimming at the Olympics as I ever have. None at all.
Ben in Australia"
http://www.gunsandammo.com/2012/06/12/australian-swimmers-gun-photo-land-duo-in-hot-water/
The Australian media's reaction to a picture posted on Facebook of two Olympic swimmers holding firearms is simply ridiculous. I felt compelled to comment:
"I'm a gun loving Australian. There's plenty of us, but we tend to keep a low profile to avoid the attention of our media. As they say "the pen is mightier than the sword", and what better example than the hyperbole written about Nick D'Arcy? The part of the story you probably haven't heard is that a few years ago while drunk and in a bar D'Arcy was convicted of the violent assault of another member of the team that required reconstructive surgery of the victim's face. D'Arcy was convicted but escaped jail time and was subsequently sued by the victim, although he declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying damages. He may then have gone on to study to be a surgeon like his father, I'm not sure, but all the other details are correct. He hasn't exactly paid for his crime, but I'm sure he's really sorry. For himself.
The media in Australia declared the photo insensitive since Martin Bryant had a pump action shotgun when he killed over 30 people at Port Arthur in Tasmania. And I thought Bryant did most of the killing with an AR15? At least Bryant is going to die of old age in prison if the other prisoners don't get hold of him first. I'll never forget the story of a mother begging for her two young daughters' lives before he executed all three during part of his rampage. The widowed father subsequently started a charity to protect children from violence, may that give him some peace.
Don't get me wrong, the fuss the media have made in Australia about this photo is all out of proportion, but I sure hope the laws here would prevent this guy from ever getting a firearms license. He can't hold his liquor and beats a team mate's face to pulp over a trivial perceived offence? How did he get a visa to visit the US for God's sake? And there's children too young for school mistakenly on the no fly list? Old women in wheelchairs searched invasively? Something is wrong with US homeland security alright.
I'll be watching as much of the swimming at the Olympics as I ever have. None at all.
Ben in Australia"