Shooters to cull feral pests in Parkland

Shooters to cull feral pests in Parkland

Herald Sun

21/10/2005


Gun owners aim high


It might look like a set of McLeod’s Daughters, but these women’s love of their guns is no act.
They want guns and an end to the demonisation of gun owners.
They are so determined they have started what they call the International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting to fight for change.
WiSH is made up of women who are happy to lock and load, but are sick of seeing guns blamed for violent crime.
WiSH chair Samara McPhedran said her group wanted to see changes in government policy towards the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
“Our concern was that by focusing on firearms and essentially blaming firearms for social problems these prohibitionists have promoted a very inaccurate view that ever increasing firearms legislations can protect women in controlling relationships.” She said.
“And of course this is absolutely incorrect but it does give politicians a way to avoid addressing the difficult social issues.”
WiSH does not consider itself a gun or hunting club. Instead it is a loose group of people who are sick of seeing guns cop the blame whenever social policy is raised.
The group started with Ms McPhedran and a group of her friends.
Ms McPhedran said that she had supporters in New Zealand and Canada but would not say how many supporters her group had.
- Kate Rose