For auxilliary troops who are going to guard vital installations and police urban areas, the L1A1 and SMLE are not ideal weapons. The troops are going to miss a lot and the rounds are going to travel a long way before stopping. In Northern Ireland, there were cases of rounds penetrating the walls of people's houses.
I think that's why Leg was suggesting the use of pistols. Sub machine guns on semi-auto would be even better but I'm guessing they'd be in even shorter supply than pistols.
I'm not au fait with Austrailian gun laws, Leg but what about shotguns? They might be an alternative: common, big intimidation value and easier to use in less trained hands. Plus is they do miss there's less likelihood of hitting an innocent civilian, if such a think exists in Oz, which I am sure there are. Some, well, maybe at least one...maybe...
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