Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:56 AM Mar 2016

Australia's Gun Record Questioned By Nation Most Famous For Mass Shootings

As the incoming U.S. elections fire up policy debate and the frequency of Republican candidates dropping the word 'Freedom,' former Prime Minister John Howard has appeared on television in the nation most famous for its mass shootings to defend Australia's strict gun legislation.

Howard was impressively able to pull together a defence of the zero mass shootings in Australia since 1996 on the program, broadcast just a few days after a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania claimed 5 lives.

Appearing on CBS' Sunday Morning, the former PM stated “Are we seriously still debating this? For Christ's sake, guys. I mean, far out.”

“Am I on that Ashton Kutcher reality show? You guys are just fucking with me at this point, yeah?”

http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/03/14/australias-gun-record-questioned-nation-most-famous-mass-shootings

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Australia's Gun Record Questioned By Nation Most Famous For Mass Shootings (Original Post) SecularMotion Mar 2016 OP

Welcome to civilisation Fairgo Mar 2016 #1

Not so easy to squelch data collection and reporting in a whole 'nother country. NT Jerry442 Mar 2016 #2

Australian Massacres Jackson3000 Mar 2016 #3

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)

1. Welcome to civilisation

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:58 AM

Mar 2016

not perfect, but not crazy either.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)

2. Not so easy to squelch data collection and reporting in a whole 'nother country. NT

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:26 AM

Mar 2016

Jackson3000

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3. Australian Massacres

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:49 AM

Mar 2016

Interesting....just as many people were killed in massacres in Australia in the 10 years prior to Port Arthur as in the 10 years following (79-74)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Australia

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