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There are Zero/None/Nil Mass Shootings in Australia
- chrislaco 14y agoSure. On the flip side, since no one has a gun at home, people are not afraid to rob or invade your house. A ban isn't the answer either.
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- taligent 14y agoAustralia has 1/4 the homicide rate of the USA. And most importantly it feels safer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentiona...
- andrewfelix 14y agoWould rather lose a TV than get hit by a bullet. I live in Australia. Lived in the country and the city. Home invasions are not an issue here.
- a_bonobo 14y agoJust yesterday, I had to fend off invading hordes who came to pillage my house, I wish I had more guns.</sarcasm> You should try living in a society without guns, you'll quickly realize how useless these things are.
- benologist 14y agoMartin Bryant? He slaughtered 35 people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bryant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bryant
- taligent 14y agoInteresting you mentioned that. He used an AR-15 as one of his weapons which has been banned (like all semi-automatic weapons) in Australia since this occurred. It's almost like the less powerful the weapon, the fewer amount of people you can kill.
- andrewfelix 14y agoDid you read the article? "in the 18 years before the law, Australia suffered 13 mass shootings - but not one in the 14 years after the law took full effect." The laws were introduced as a direct result of the massacre you're referring to.