[Greens-Media] Media Release: Ducks in firing line as O'Farrell bows again to Shooters Party

[David Shoebridge]

Media Release: Ducks in firing line as O'Farrell bows again to Shooters
Party
21 November 2012

The O'Farrell government looks likely to expand the unwanted guns and
hunting culture in NSW by supporting duck hunting legislation proposed
by the fringe right wing Shooters Party. In return, the government
appears likely to receive support for its contentious ports
privatisation plan.
 
Greens NSW MP and Firearms spokesperson David Shoebridge said:
 
"First hunting in National Parks and now open season on ducks – who
knows where this unholy alliance between Barry O'Farrell and the
Shooters Party will end.
 
"NSW is set to be doubly damned by this rotten deal - with our ports
privatised and our native animals pumped with pellets.
 
"Duck hunting can be an extremely cruel practice. The ducks are often
maimed and die slow agonising deaths.
 
"The former Labor government opened the door to duck hunting in NSW via
the Orwellian-named 'Game Bird Mitigation Program'.
 
"This latest deal will see more ducks in the firing line and permits
issued by the pro-gun Game council rather than the National Parks
Service.
 
"Farmers and land holders are already able to use licensed hunters to
shoot native ducks on their own land. There is no need to extend this
cruel program any further.
 
"These pro-gun extremists have proved time and again that they will try
and shut down any government who will not bend to their demands.
 
"In answer to a question from the Greens in the NSW Upper House today ,
the government would not rule out any further deals with the Shooters
Party.
 
“Labor and the Coalition in government both have a ‘whatever it takes’
attitude to the Shooters Party in NSW, which is seeing an emerging U.S.
style culture of guns and hunting,” Mr Shoebridge said.
 
Media contact: Mark Riboldi 0433 753 376
 
 

Mark Riboldi
Communications & Policy 
Office of Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge
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