Listers -
The criminals didn't turn in their guns? That's criminal!
Clay L.
'67 Sprite
At 09:05 PM 11/22/2002 -0500, NewNGsInfo@cs.com wrote:
> Ed Chenel, a police officer in Australia asked that this be put on all
> lists.
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> 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 a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our
>own government, a program costing Australian taxpayers more than $500
>million dollars.
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> The first year results are now in:
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> 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 them in, the
>criminals did not and the criminals still possess their guns!)
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>While figures over the past 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.
>There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the
>elderly.
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>Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has
>decreased after such a monumental effort and expense was expended in
>successfully ridding Australian society of guns.
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>You won't see this data on the American evening news or hear your governor
>or members of the state Assembly disseminating this information.
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>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 is too late!
>
>Any debate from down under or otherwise is suspect (no -- read that welcome -
>honest).
>
>John
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