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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    You should have that chuckle looked at by a professional, and another to check your reading comprehension. Your source says the following:

    "However, experts consulted by Fact Check said the impact of Mr Howard's reforms on those declines is debatable.

    "Some research argues the reforms did not significantly influence firearm homicide rates…. "
    Yeah, not false. But they don't have mass shootings anymore of the kind that brought on the ban.

    Jefferies just ruins your argument on guns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jet57 View Post
    Yeah, not false. But they don't have mass shootings anymore of the kind that brought on the ban.

    Jefferies just ruins your argument on guns.
    As long as you completely ignore what he wrote.
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    But they don't have mass shootings anymore of the kind that brought on the ban.
    Australia is often held as a model for gun control. That doesn’t make it immune to mass shootings.

    A mass shooting near Margaret River, Australia, in the small village of Osmington, left a family of seven, including four children, dead. It’s the worst mass shooting in Australia since 1996, when a gunman in Port Arthur killed 35 people and wounded 23 others at a cafe.

    Police found the family dead of gunshot wounds on Friday. Police have not confirmed whether the shooting was a murder-suicide, according to the Associated Press, but the authorities are not looking for a suspect.

    The shooting has drawn attention in the US because Australia is often touted in America as a success story for gun control. Conservatives on social media quickly pointed to the mass shooting as evidence gun control does not work.

    In an article for the Washington Examiner headlined “Despite gun control, Australia suffers worst mass shooting since 1996,” Siraj Hashmi wrote that “while some data suggest that super-strict gun control has cut down on gun violence and gun-related deaths in some cases, there’s still no guarantee that you’re safe.”

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    A murder suicide over custody; hardly 35 people gunned down. Your article also says that gun control works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jet57 View Post
    A murder suicide over custody; hardly 35 people gunned down. Your article also says that gun control works.
    But, contrary to your claim, a mass murder.

    No it does not.
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    If the Assuies want to demascline themselves, that is on them. Not sure what that has to do with the US. We can and will continue to protect ours with firearms.
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    The OP is a nice meme, but I doubt its accuracy.

    For instance, the stat about the UK reporting more violent crime is misleading. The UK and the US have different definitions of violent crime. The UK includes all robberies, all assaults and all rapes in their violent crime stats. The US does not include robbery and as to rape and assault, it must be aggravated to be included.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    But, contrary to your claim, a mass murder.

    No it does not.
    Oh BS Chris.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    If the Assuies want to demascline themselves, that is on them. Not sure what that has to do with the US. We can and will continue to protect ours with firearms.
    That's true, what the Aussie's do won't apply to us, situations are completely different. Some of the articled linked above speak to that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Sense View Post
    The OP is a nice meme, but I doubt its accuracy.

    For instance, the stat about the UK reporting more violent crime is misleading. The UK and the US have different definitions of violent crime. The UK includes all robberies, all assaults and all rapes in their violent crime stats. The US does not include robbery and as to rape and assault, it must be aggravated to be included.

    Well, then adjust the data for better comparison. All you've done so far is raise doubt.
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