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Gun Buybacks were incredibly successful in Australia after the Port Arthur Massacre and now we have f*ck all gun violence. Funny that.

by palmetieri2000 4y ago

irusensei 4y ago
My home country has scrict gun ownership laws. It is almost impossible for a citizen to get a gun and even when he does other rules applies to carrying and loading. Last time I've checked we had around 60000 gun related deaths every year.
- palmetieri2000 4y ago
  If you were less obscure about which country that was maybe we could probe into why those deaths happen but you weren't so we cant.
  - otherme123 4y ago
    It's Brazil, no other country in the world has more than 40,000 firearm deaths per year.
    - irusensei 4y ago
      Yeap. News about people getting killed during a robbery even after passively handling out their belongings without resistance are common occurrence. Criminals still with plenty access to guns after 20 years of strict control regulations are emboldened by the fact that nobody can offer resistance.
      - otherme123 4y ago
        It seems obvious that firearms deaths are a multi-cause issue. If you have a highly developed country (Finland, Iceland, Switzerland...) you can also have lots of firearms without fearing also massive killings. But if half your society is born and raised under violence (El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras...) + easy firearms + raging black markets operating freely, it's a recipe for disaster. I wouldn't expect less deaths in Brazil by getting more guns in the streets and encouraging resistance: Venezuela is already there (more than twice the guns of Brazil, handguns and semiautomatic are more or less allowed, you only need a license), and their death rates are the worst in the world.
        chii 4y ago
        > I wouldn't expect less deaths in Brazil by getting more guns in the streets and encouraging resistance in this sort of situation, i'd rather die resisting than die placid and unable to fight. Gun violence from criminals can't be solved via gun control.

Gun Buybacks were incredibly successful in Australia after the Port Arthur Massacre and now we have f*ck all gun violence. Funny that.

irusensei 4y ago

My home country has scrict gun ownership laws. It is almost impossible for a citizen to get a gun and even when he does other rules applies to carrying and loading. Last time I've checked we had around 60000 gun related deaths every year.

palmetieri2000 4y ago
If you were less obscure about which country that was maybe we could probe into why those deaths happen but you weren't so we cant.
- otherme123 4y ago
  It's Brazil, no other country in the world has more than 40,000 firearm deaths per year.
  - irusensei 4y ago
    Yeap. News about people getting killed during a robbery even after passively handling out their belongings without resistance are common occurrence. Criminals still with plenty access to guns after 20 years of strict control regulations are emboldened by the fact that nobody can offer resistance.
    - otherme123 4y ago
      It seems obvious that firearms deaths are a multi-cause issue. If you have a highly developed country (Finland, Iceland, Switzerland...) you can also have lots of firearms without fearing also massive killings. But if half your society is born and raised under violence (El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras...) + easy firearms + raging black markets operating freely, it's a recipe for disaster. I wouldn't expect less deaths in Brazil by getting more guns in the streets and encouraging resistance: Venezuela is already there (more than twice the guns of Brazil, handguns and semiautomatic are more or less allowed, you only need a license), and their death rates are the worst in the world.
      - chii 4y ago
        > I wouldn't expect less deaths in Brazil by getting more guns in the streets and encouraging resistance in this sort of situation, i'd rather die resisting than die placid and unable to fight. Gun violence from criminals can't be solved via gun control.