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pipoman

(16,038 posts)
34. "Australia-style gun control" had zero
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 10:31 AM
Dec 2012

effect on Australia's violent crime...in fact their violent crime has increased since their ban. People wish to consider "gun violence" to the complete disregard for violent crime in general. Gun control has effected gun crime in the same way outlawing black cars would reduce black car accidents...no impact on car accidents, but black car accidents would be nonexistent.

There will never be 3/4 of the states agreeing to outlaw guns...or repeal the 2nd amendment. Try if you like. The point is that a petition to congress to "repeal the second amendment" is barking up the wrong tree.

Further, while Australia has experienced increases in violent crime since their ban, the US has had almost 30 years of reduced violent crime including crimes committed with firearms according to the BJS.

99% of the gun nuts here are conservatives Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #1
I Agree - Many Of The DU Gun Apologists Parrot The NRA Talking Points As If They Were Drones cantbeserious Dec 2012 #4
It horrifies me to realize how many there are tblue Dec 2012 #7
The funny thing is that they don't even recognize that we remind them again and again CTyankee Dec 2012 #44
I don't delete mine... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #8
Prove that Berserker Dec 2012 #20
100% of gun nuts are nuts jberryhill Dec 2012 #26
Tautological statement is tautological. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #38
Are you offended by this obviously true statement? baldguy Dec 2012 #37
Kinda makes you wonder... jberryhill Dec 2012 #45
See my reply #50 Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #51
Thank you for proving my point Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #50
Man, during the election Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #2
They probably got that idea from what some advocate here. Some people want the government to take xoom Dec 2012 #11
Spoken like a true billh58 Dec 2012 #16
Im just saying I have seen that advocated here. xoom Dec 2012 #42
Anyone with even a token amount billh58 Dec 2012 #56
In spite of a few advocating that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #25
Im just saying there are those people out there saying it. xoom Dec 2012 #43
And the NRA is giving their fringe solution too nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #48
Well then its truthful to say there are those who want the government to take every single gun away. xoom Dec 2012 #49
But they are few, and not as loud as the nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #52
Masses of white guys were lined up a gun show here yesterday to grab Hoyt Dec 2012 #54
Yap. assault guns are selling like hot cakes last month n/t golfguru Dec 2012 #14
Good. I got a Twitter suspension for merely being sarcastic to the sensitive creatures. aquart Dec 2012 #3
Really? Dang! tblue Dec 2012 #5
THEY ARE COWARDS Skittles Dec 2012 #6
Have you ever seen Berserker Dec 2012 #21
There's help for projection issues as well. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #28
yup Skittles Dec 2012 #32
Rubbish. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #39
*I* am not the one who needs HELP Skittles Dec 2012 #31
Put that rage to good use...sign the petition to Repeal the Second Amendment Dems to Win Dec 2012 #9
LOL..."Repeal", eh? Who? pipoman Dec 2012 #12
Either we work to prevent routine gun massacres or we are willing to accept them. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #15
"Australia-style gun control" had zero pipoman Dec 2012 #34
Well, now, lookie here: CTyankee Dec 2012 #46
Not true, but good try. Poster above has facts. Hoyt Dec 2012 #55
Excellent post...thanks for sharing. ileus Dec 2012 #61
I know how you feel. UtahLib Dec 2012 #10
I keep trying to uncover what causes the illness. Aristus Dec 2012 #13
Thanks for the welcome. UtahLib Dec 2012 #24
My dad was a 19-year-old airman at PH tblue37 Dec 2012 #41
Sorry to say that my Dad died in 1975. UtahLib Dec 2012 #57
I am sorry to hear that. My dad died at age 71 in 1992. tblue37 Dec 2012 #59
I wish I knew how to deal with them in real life. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #17
Easy- intelligent doesn't equal honest. They don't care if schools bettyellen Dec 2012 #29
Why do the gun fans on DU spout RW gun positions? AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #18
You own a gun ? don't you care about the children former-republican Dec 2012 #22
Yes, I grew up owning guns AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #33
^^^There's one now^^^ 99Forever Dec 2012 #40
AWWWWW Berserker Dec 2012 #19
I usually try to reason with them. JoeyT Dec 2012 #23
I know that problem. & I don't want to become he thing that I hate. nt patrice Dec 2012 #27
I know, those gun nuts are ugly intaglio Dec 2012 #30
Dealing with a live one on FB Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #35
Their perception of gun "rights" etherealtruth Dec 2012 #36
Why not just post your ugly feelings? None of them are getting.... Logical Dec 2012 #47
And What's Wrong With Rage And Fury? Paladin Dec 2012 #53
They are just afraid krawhitham Dec 2012 #58
I'd leave that forum, DU is a much more civil platform ileus Dec 2012 #60
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