And Open Petition to the Regulatory Bodies and Enforcers of the Weapons Act and associated Regulations in Queensland, Australia.

With the recent media releases concerning the new Adler A-110 LEVER ACTION shotgun, being imported by NIOA, a Queensland and Australian Business and Fire-Arms/Products Importer, a groundswell has emerged over the last few months about the firearm, its perceived Marketing 'hype' about speed and firepower, its magazine capacity, which is not regulated under the act or regulations, and its availability to the general licensed shooting population.

They claim that a simple lever action shotgun needs to be re-classified from its current "A" category, to the "C" Class category, which was created for action types of semi-automatic rifles and pump action shotguns, Category C license holders are required to prove that they have a genuine need, be it for agriculture, business or livelihood, and they are not allowed to be owned by Recreational Shooters (that do not hold the Class C Classification on there license).

Their arguments are based on emotion, and little fact. The claim that the shotgun is "high powered' is a fallacy; it has the same "power" as any double-barreled shotgun or lever-action shotgun currently on the market, as lever action shotguns, that are already allowed under the catagory system, have been in existence since the late 1880's, and have been allowed since the introduction of the regulations, post 1986.

A gun licence in Queensland is already a long and lengthy process to through with, one that requires mandatory training, a certified course, a lengthy cooling off and application process, and then an even longer acquisition process. All of which costs a lot of money, requires criminal history checks, and other mandatory checks prescribed by the Act and Regulations.
You, the regulatory bodies, should represent and uphold the law of the people, for which you serve the good of the minorities, not just the political tides of the majorities, when no good, just or legal reason can be seen, not seek to change it when it suits or when fearmongering and misinformation scare and upset the masses who, which have little interest in our hobbies and sport, only see the fear induced side effects of the scare mongering and sensationalism that has become common place in todays media and associate anti-gun groups and lobby.

The Adler A-110 is a category A firearm, and should remain as such. It is a lever action shotgun, it does not possess any more firepower than a standard double barrel shotgun, and Is nothing more than a tool, for a hobby that many tens of thousands of Hard Working, Honest, Upstanding and Faithful before the Flag Australians, could use, if they so choose, to enjoy there rights and privileges under the prescribed acts and regulations.

I ask that all person, with or without a firearms license to stand up and be counted, to make your voice heard, as it is so often not in our great land, and let your voice be heard, the government, is not there to dictate to its citizens how and what you can and cannot do, it is the VOICE of the people, This is why we have the right to protest, the right to stand up and be heard, the right to elect and to remove our representatives, Let your Voice be heard, and let it count for something Just. For if allowed to go down the path of selective recategorization, where will it end, if applied retrospectively were could they stop? If allowed to run free with no recourse, once applied, and once done, it will be even more difficult to undo and unapply..

My Fellow Queenslanders, My fellow Australians, My Fellow Citizens, please stand up and be counted, and make the right call, one that is in line with your beliefs, your morals and the principals that our land was founded on all those many years ago.

Category Definitions in Queensland

https://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/licenceApplication/weapons/categories/categories.htm

Category A weapons

(1) Each of the following is a category A weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable-

a) a miniature cannon under 120 cm in barrel length that is a black powder and muzzle loading cannon, depicting a scale model of an historical artillery piece or naval gun;
b) an air rifle;
c) a blank-fire firearm at least 75 cm in length;
d) a rimfire rifle (other than a self-loading rimfire rifle);
e) a single or double barrel shotgun;
f) a powerhead.

(2) A conversion unit is also a category A weapon.

(3) In this section-- "conversion unit" means a unit or device or barrel that is capable of being used for converting a category A weapon that is a firearm from one calibre to another calibre.

Category C weapons

Each of the following is a category C weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable—

a) a semiautomatic rimfire rifle with a magazine capacity no greater than 10 rounds;
b) a semiautomatic shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds;
c) a pump action shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds.