Come on over mate, I hate flying, totally hate it but with the aid of drugs that knock the crap out of me, I can do 14 hours in the bird. Being that Australia is similar in size to the states but with population of just a little more than LA, there's about 2 chances of me stumbling on your mate Rod Ayers although I did own a GSP once.
I would love to see you try to get a pistol into the country, you would shut the airport down!
Salties I guess you mean Salt Water Crocs? They are only in the northern parts of Oz and I'm south east, just below Sydney. Up north they are everywhere, you don't put any of your bits in the water up there, they're not like aligators, these mongrels will come stalking you and do not back away. The fresh water crocs are way smaller and fairly timid although we wouldn't want to pat one.