Political debate begins on gun law reforms in the wake of the Sydney siege
A PRO-guns Senator believes Australia is a “nation of victims” because citizens, like the hostages in the Sydney siege, were unable to properly defend themselves.
According to the Liberal Democrat’s David Leyonhjelm, those held against their will were helpless because they were unable to arm themselves.
“What happened in that cafe would be most unlikely to have occurred in Florida, Texas, or Vermont, or Alaska in America, or perhaps even Switzerland as well,” Senator Leyonhjelm told ABC Radio — adding at least “one or two” there would have had a concealed gun.
“That nutcase who held them all hostage wouldn’t have known they were armed and bad guys don’t like to be shot back at,” he said.
Victims ... Senator David Leyonhjelm believes it’s wrong Australians are unable to defend themselves. Picture: Ray Strange/News Corp. Source: News Corp Australia
Senator Leyonhjelm argued it would have been illegal for any of those inside the Lindt café to have had a “knife, a stick, a pepper spray, a personal taser, mace, anything like that for self-defence”.
It’s an “absolute travesty”, he said.
“To turn an entire population into a nation of victims is just unforgivable in my estimation.”
