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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: SCfromNY on June 10, 2009, 04:57:36 PM
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Australian Gun Law Update
Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts...
From: Ed Chenel , A police officer in Australia
Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real figures from Down Under.
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.
The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. (Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not and criminals still possess their guns!)
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the elderly, while the resident is at home.
Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in 'successfully ridding Australian society of guns..' You won't see this on the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the State Assembly disseminating this information.
The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note Americans, before it's too late!
Will you be one of the sheeple to turn yours in? WHY? You will need it.
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Gee, who coulda seen THAT coming? ::)
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that is about 10 years old now
it is better now ::)
also there has been a couple of independent studies done on this subject and the outcomes prove that it did SFA
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that is about 10 years old now
it is better now ::)
also there has been a couple of independent studies done on this subject and the outcomes prove that it did SFA
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Phil,
I think it's about time you put up an Aussie dictionary! ;)
;D
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Phil,
I think it's about time you put up an Aussie dictionary! ;)
;D
What's the quote about 2 peoples separated by a common language? :)
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Not sure what the "S" is but the "FA" is f#ck all, in other words no good has come of it.
Isn't that a shocker.
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Wait! Is it Sweet Fanny Adams?
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Phil,
I think it's about time you put up an Aussie dictionary! ;)
;D
hehe I like keeping you on your toes :)
Close Tom & BAC Sweet f#ck all ;D I did some posts back when I started posting about it and the new studies if anyone wants more info
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hehe I like keeping you on your toes :)
Close Tom & BAC Sweet f#ck all ;D I did some posts back when I started posting about it and the new studies if anyone wants more info
What is it with y'all and my toes ???
;) ;D
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hehe I like keeping you on your toes Claws :)
hehe fixed it up for you :P