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Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

(12,148 posts)

9. No, it didn't.

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 07:17 PM

Aug 2015

The gun ban/confiscation went into effect 1995-1996. Australia's overall murder rate was low before the confiscations, and remained low after the confiscations, but did not "decline precipitiously".

You might also find the homicide rate of New Zealand interesting, since NZ allows civilian ownership of AR-15's and whatnot, yet has a slightly lower homicide rate than Australia.

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Aside from the basic pro and con argument and all the news of shootings [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2015 OP

Look at countries that don't have SheilaT Aug 2015 #1

It would sure help if the places in America with the strictest yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #2

Alas, even supposedly strict gun laws SheilaT Aug 2015 #4

Look at the gun death rates by city and county, rather than statewide, branford Aug 2015 #5

they took away some guns gejohnston Aug 2015 #6

When I look on line I find that the murder and SheilaT Aug 2015 #7

Not really, and the data is inconclusive if any decline was the result of the gun laws. branford Aug 2015 #8

No, it didn't. benEzra Aug 2015 #9

Chances are the sources are gejohnston Aug 2015 #10

The NRA has been attacking Australia's gun laws since President Obama's speech after Charleston SecularMotion Aug 2015 #11

Do the NRA's unsurprising opinions concerning Australia's gun laws branford Aug 2015 #12

See post #13. NT pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #14

The US murder rate is 108th out of 218 countries Lurks Often Aug 2015 #3

International comparisons are worthless. pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #13

The effectiveness of "gun control" has only become more questionable since 1983. pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #15