If Anthony Albanese treated radical Muslims like he did everyday gun owners. By The Mocker in The Australian.

Imagine:

To begin with, this demographic would be made to understand they have no automatic right to be a radical Muslim. Freedom of religion, including Islam, is a right but political Islam is not. Left unchecked, this ideology is a threat to democracy and the secular state. We cannot allow the demands of a noisy minority to prevail over the right of all Australians to live safely in a free society.

To safeguard this we must control radical Muslims by limiting their number and containing their ability to inflict harm. The government will strictly regulate the preaching of Islamist ideology, ensuring that unlicensed radical Muslims face criminal prosecution.

A register of firebrands:

Accordingly, the government will create a National Firebrands Register. All radical Muslims, if they wish to continue to peddle their ideology, will have to apply for a licence.

A licence is not a given. Many applications will be refused because the bar will be high. The absence of a criminal history is not in itself sufficient to qualify for a radical Muslim licence. Even if granted, the licence will be suspended or revoked if the holder does not attend de-escalation and safety training each year.

No longer will we import radical Muslims to this country. As for domestic radical Muslims, they must, as part of the requirements for a licence, undertake to store base level angry Islamist material in an approved lockable container. Licences will not cover possession of super angry or downright nasty Islamist material, which will be forbidden. Police will ensure compliance by conducting random and regular inspections.

Possession of base level angry Islamist material will be capped at four publications. It can be accessed, read, and discussed only at registered mosques. These mosques in turn must be licensed. They will be obliged by law to keep records of attendance as well as verify the licences of radical Muslims. Failure to do will result in their immediate closure.

Above all, applicants will need a valid reason to be a radical Muslim. They will also have to prove they are a fit and proper person. No doubt radical Muslims will angrily protest and insist the process is punitive and obstructionist, but too bad. The priority is getting Islamist material off the streets.

Compensation:

Many radical Muslims will say this policy will make life in Australia intolerable for them. They will have a point. As such, it is only fair the government chips in for them to relocate to their country of origin. Admittedly the subsidy range ($450-$1000) will not be anything near the total cost involved, but again stiff cheddar.

Consultation:

As for criticism the government did not consult the radical Muslim community about these changes, Albanese need only paraphrase what he said when announcing firearm restrictions in December 2025 following the Bondi massacre. No consultation would be necessary as the government is committed to “strong, decisive and focused action” on social cohesion and immigration reform. …

Suppose gun owners were organized like Muslims:

Imagine that gun owners are largely urban dwellers concentrated in the safe federal Labor electorates of Western Sydney.

Now imagine that gun owners are virulently antisemitic. Picture them dancing joyfully en masse in the streets and letting off firecrackers following news of the biggest pogrom against Jewish people since the Holocaust.

Now picture a mob of gun owners surrounding Sydney Opera House and menacingly chanting “Where’s the Jews” as the building is lit up in blue and white to commemorate the victims of the massacre. Meanwhile in Western Sydney, prominent gun owners tell their ilk that Jewish people are “descendants of pigs and monkeys”.

The founders of the US feared a standing army above all else, because a standing army guaranteed government supremacy and oppression in the long run, so it was the main enemy of liberty. The second amendment was the next best thing, to keep government power in check.

You work it out. Hint: