Perhaps We Should Ban Screwdrivers Next?

Whenever the government bans something, individual freedoms are lessened.
Perhaps We Should Ban Screwdrivers Next?
Part of a collection of knives seized by police around transport hubs in the last six months is displayed at the Victoria Police Centre in Melbourne, Australia, on April 1, 2010. AAP Image/Julian Smith
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With a crisis comes a government responding with “swift, determined action.”

Eric Abetz
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The Hon. Eric Abetz was an Australian Liberal Party senator from 1994-2022. He has held several cabinet positions and served on parliamentary committees examining Electoral Matters, Native Title, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, as well as Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
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