NOTE: AUSTRALIA HAS STRICT GUN-CONTROL LAWS

Anzac Day patrons at a Sydney club fought back when they were confronted by masked men wielding a machete, a knife and a hammer during an armed robbery, the club president says.

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About 50 patrons and several staff members were in the club when the men demanded cash and threatened people with the weapons.

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"The door burst open and they were in the middle of the club screaming profanities,'' Mr McRae told Southern Cross Broadcasting.

"They were wearing balaclavas and had hammers, machetes, and they were smashing things, glasses, tables, screaming at people and saying 'Everybody on the floor.' "

Mr McRae said he asked patrons to co-operate with the men, but several took matters into their own hands.

"A couple of guys backed away a bit; they don't like to be pushed around, and one guy grabbed a chair and I saw a hammer getting swung at him and another guy attacked another one from behind and sort of pushed him to the floor."

.. Do I really, actually need to explicitly spell out the point being made here?

(Oh geez, come to think of it, maybe I do )