I know I promised, but I couldn't help myself...
RH....hey I been talking Spridgets for over a week!
Subject: Australian Gun control
Thought this was interesting information. This came from my friend
Liz in Australia. Fanny Dell
"Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real figures from
Down Under.
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were
forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by
our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than
$500 million dollars.
The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44
percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up
300 percent. (Note that while the law-abiding citizens
turned guns in, the criminals did not and criminals still possess
their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease
in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in
the past 12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey
is unarmed.
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There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of
the elderly.
Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety
has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in
successfully ridding Australian society of guns.
You won't see this data on the American evening news or hear your
governor or members of the state Assembly disseminating this
information.
:
The Australian experience proves it. Guns in the hands of honest
citizens save lives and property and yes, gun-control laws affect only
the law-abiding citizens.
Take note Americans, before it's too late!"
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