Steve Lee (hunter) explained
Steve Lee |
Alias: | Steve "I like guns" Lee |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1967 |
Birth Place: | Ipswich Queensland |
Genre: | Country |
Occupations: | Contract shooter, pyrotechnic |
Instruments: | Guitar, vocals |
Years Active: | 2009-present |
Associated Acts: | The Lees Bill Chambers Raechel Whitchurch |
Stephen Gary "Steve" Lee is an Australian country musician and gun rights activist. In 2009 he released his first music video, I Like Guns.
Pro-gun activities
Lee is a pro-gun activist, having supported and spoken with the Shooters and Fishers Party leader Robert Borsak, and put forward many singles and statements regarding guns, gun laws, criminals and law-abiding gun owners.[1] [2]
Since 2009 he has been invited to the United States by the National Rifle Association of America, had his song "I Like Guns" featured in a video game, appeared in HBO's "Guns in America" and been interviewed nationally on A Current Affair. He has also released a DVD.[3]
Lee was part of a 2014 episode of SBS Television series Living with the Enemy on hunting. Steve spent a week living at the headquarters of Animal Liberation Victoria witnessing a duck hunting protest, then vegan Felicity Andersen spent a week at Steve's home where she joined Lee and Robert Borsak on a feral pig hunt.[4]
Politics
Steve Lee was a Shooters and Fishers Party candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2011, and in 2015.[5]
Music
In 2009 Lee released his first music video, I Like Guns, which gained millions of views on his YouTube channel.[6]
Discography
- I Like GunsTracks on I Like Guns include:[7]
- I Like Guns (2:37)
- The Shoot Out (3:05)
- Time To Get A Gun (3:01)
- Pistol In My Hand (2:39)
- Devil's Right Hand (2:22)
- Gun Shy Dog (1:54)
- Rock Salt & Nails (4:43)
- I'll Give Up My Gun (4:11)
- Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde (4:25)
- Don't Take Your Guns To Town (4:08)
- 7 Shells (3:00)
- She Don't Like Guns (2:28)
- Everybody Likes Guns
Tracklist for Everybody Likes Guns:[8]
- Who Gave You The Right (2:58)
- Pistols And Rifles (3:59)
- Everybody Likes Guns (3:20)
- I’ve Shot Every Gun (2:41)
- I Cannot Shoot A Gun (3:48)
- Gonna Buy Me A Gun (3:01)
- Lucky Country (4:08)
- I Won't Back Down (3:18)
- Huntin’ Fool (3:12)
- Life Is Good (Hickok 45 Song) (3:18)
- A Trigger To Pull (3:32)
- There's A Gun In The Kitchen (3:38)
Notes and References
- Web site: A Christian shooting party. 7 September 2012 . The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120914011529/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/a-christian-shooting-party-20120903-2593n.html. 14 September 2012. live.
- Retrieved 15 June 2014
- Web site: AusHunt – Australia's Premium Hunting Website. 1 April 2011. 22 June 2014. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042928/http://www.aushunt.com.au/emags/AH_emag_2011V1.pdf. 21 March 2012. live.
- Web site: Hunter meets enemy. Barrier Daily Truth. 15 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141123100010/http://bdtruth.com.au/main/news/article/6542-Hunter-meets-enemy.html. 23 November 2014. dead.
- Web site: Steve hits the campaign trail . Parkes Champion-Post . 3 March 2015 . 15 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133415/http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/2919865/steve-hits-the-campaign-trail/ . 2 April 2015 . live . limited.
- Web site: steveleeilikeguns. . 15 March 2015.
- Web site: Album Info | I Like Guns. ilikeguns.com.au. 15 June 2014.
- Web site: Shop | I Like Guns. ilikeguns.com.au. 15 June 2014.