Steve Lee (hunter)
Steve Lee | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Steve "I like guns" Lee |
| Born | 24 April 1967 Ipswich Queensland |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Contract shooter, pyrotechnic |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Website | ilikeguns |
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
[edit]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][Videos 1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Politics
[edit]Steve Lee was a Shooters and Fishers Party candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2011, and in 2015.[4]
Music
[edit]In 2009 Lee released his first music video, I Like Guns, which gained millions of views on his YouTube channel.[5]
Discography
[edit]- I Like Guns
Tracks on I Like Guns include:[6]
- 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:[7]
- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ "A Christian shooting party". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "AusHunt – Australia's Premium Hunting Website" (PDF). 1 April 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Hunter meets enemy". Barrier Daily Truth. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Steve hits the campaign trail". Parkes Champion-Post. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "steveleeilikeguns". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Album Info | I Like Guns". ilikeguns.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Shop | I Like Guns". ilikeguns.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Steve Lee Interviews Shooters and Fishers Party on YouTube Retrieved 15 June 2014