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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:32 PM Dec 2012

Australia Suffered 13 Mass Murders Between 1981 & 1996. In 16 Years Since Our Gun Law Reforms: Zero

@jonathanalter: RT @VinceAndCheese: @ericboehlert RT @GMegalogenis: Australia suffered 13 mass murders between 1981 and 1996. In the 16 years since our gun law reforms: zero.

I have no idea of the accuracy of this statement, just posting something Jonathan Alter retweeted. Have at it.

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Australia Suffered 13 Mass Murders Between 1981 & 1996. In 16 Years Since Our Gun Law Reforms: Zero (Original Post) Hissyspit Dec 2012 OP

Jeez, was it meant ironically? Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #1

There hasn't been an incident of mass shooting in Australia since then, no Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #3

Oh! I read it as a statement about gun violence in the US in the last 16 years... Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #6

what do you mean gun law reforms ? isn't this the place wingnuts were moving JI7 Dec 2012 #2

no, they weren't, and whatever they thought about Austrailia was wrong CreekDog Dec 2012 #5

and in one year dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #4

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. Jeez, was it meant ironically?

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:34 PM

Dec 2012

Is he saying that there has been NO mass-murders-by-guns in 16 years?

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

3. There hasn't been an incident of mass shooting in Australia since then, no

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:39 PM

Dec 2012

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2006/12/14/australia-gun.html

http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=491

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

6. Oh! I read it as a statement about gun violence in the US in the last 16 years...

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:41 PM

Dec 2012

JI7

(89,252 posts)

2. what do you mean gun law reforms ? isn't this the place wingnuts were moving

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:36 PM

Dec 2012

after OBama got re-elected because he was going to take away their guns among other things ?

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)

5. no, they weren't, and whatever they thought about Austrailia was wrong

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:41 PM

Dec 2012

don't you remember that part?

about Australia regulating its guns, having socialized medicine, an atheist, female Prime Minister?

whatever the wingnuts think is not what's true.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. and in one year

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:40 PM

Dec 2012

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