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originally posted by: Eilasvaleleyn
"But there's just no evidence whatsoever to suggest that it makes us any safer, and in fact restricting guns makes things less safe, that's the camp that I'm in," he said in a phone interview this morning.
Except Australia. And New Zealand. And England. And Germany. And Canada. And Switzerland (to clarify: not the guns themselves). And Norway. And Denmark. And...
Let's take my own country of Oz as a nice example. Ten mass shootings in the ten years leading up to the Port Arthur massacre which sparked this country's gun restriction. Not a single one since. Now, I'm not saying it isn't a coincidence... But it obviously isn't a coincidence.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: DBCowboy
There's a bit of a difference between something that gives you access to all of human knowledge in a matter of seconds vs something that can kill dozens of people in a matter of seconds.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: DBCowboy
There's a bit of a difference between something that gives you access to all of human knowledge in a matter of seconds
originally posted by: Eilasvaleleyn
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
That's a very circumstantial question. Since this is Australia, it's reasonable to presume they don't have a gun. They'll probably have a knife or a crowbar or something like that. Assuming I can't just run away, ambushing them, siccing my dog onto them, or barricading the entrance to my room are all decently viable options.
If this were America, if I did have a gun, and it was nearby, and it was loaded... Well, my aggressor would probably also have a gun, so the net total is 0. Easier for me to fight them. Easier for them to fight me.
That's assuming they don't break into the dining room, I'm in the shower, and the gun is in my bedroom.
originally posted by: Eilasvaleleyn
The majority of the illegal guns I'm aware of are in the hands of bikies, who tend to live and let live as long as you don't get on their bad side.
originally posted by: Eilasvaleleyn
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
Their only legitimate defensive uses are against wild animals or against themselves (in terms of defense.) Having guns be the solution to the problem that guns cause is circular logic. Do you also argue that we need more nukes?
No one here is arguing for nuclear proliferation.
Thankfully, we don't have too many illegally smuggled firearms in the hands of robbers over here. Not compared to America, at least.The drug problem here would make illegally smuggled guns a necessity for drug traffickers and gangs that have to protect their drugs The difficulty in obtaining one far outweighs the benefits of using one for a robbery.We can't stop smuggled in drugs what makes you think you can stop smuggled guns? The majority of the illegal smuggled guns I'm aware of are in the hands of bikies,Here it will be the pimps and drug sponsored gangs and foreign sponsored terrorist cells with smuggled illegal guns and the general population unarmed. Think about that. who tend to live and let live as long as you don't get on their bad side.