Kasz216 said:
Gun crime =/= crime. Also... exatly what studies are you talking about... because generally the studies you read DON'T show that, and instead show that any drops in violenet crime were part of a trend of decreased violent crime that has been going on pretty much everywhere since the 80's. The only thing being lowered, is suicide as committed by guns. I seem to recall you being Australian, so... http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/content/47/3/455.abstract http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/gun-laws-fall-short-in-war-on-crime/2005/10/28/1130400366681.html |
We've had this discussion before, but since the semi-auto buyback scheme introduced by the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre, there has not been a single gun massacre in Australia. Gun culture is not entrenched here like it is in the US, it is much, much harder to get hold of guns, especially the now banned semi-autos.
Hell, most drug dealers here don't even have a gun. They carry knives.