Gun control

[dannyp19]

Just got this in my e-mail.

Think there is any truth to this? I do!


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 Australia taxpayers
more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2
percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 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%. (Note that
*while the law-abiding citizens turned the guns in the criminals did not
and now the **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. There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and
assaults of the elderly, while the resident is at home.

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
on the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the
State Assembly disseminating this information.

The Australian experience speaks for itself. 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!

[smokin68]

When guns are outlawed,only outlaws will have guns.

[jeffcdntech]

Sounds like here in Canada.

Man that's sad reading.

Costs mega bucks to have all your papers, cards etc. for restricted and non-restricted weapons here.

Get this, when I was in the Army here, anyone living on base that owned any type of weapon had to leave it locked up at the MP shack. Dunno if that's changed. Was a long time ago. Funny, still remember my issued weapon number...56. Odd how stuff like that sticks in yer head :)

[RoBoTeq]

I believe strongly in gun control.

That's why I target shoot whenever I can. I have pretty good gun control :D

[wolfstrike]

it's been allot longer then 12 months.


gun control is Marxism, it's NEVER been about safety, you can post all the facts you want , all day,


non-Constitutional leaders want an unarmed public, end of story.

[bootlen]

Ya got a 3-way BINGO, here.

[outside rep]

Gun Control is knowing what your shooting

[Special Ed]

that e-mail seems staged. Can someone check that on snopes? I gotta go.

[pabull]

Originally posted by smokin68
When guns are outlawed,only outlaws will have guns.
You hit the nail on the head Brother!!!! Gun Control: The ability to put your 2nd and 3rd shots within 1 in. of the first.

[gonefishing]

I will give up my weapon, when they pry my cold dead fingers
from around it.

[Dowadudda]

Originally posted by gonefishing

I will give up my weapon, when they pry my cold dead fingers
from around it.

Ditto.

[jpb2]

My 2 year old daugher and i sit in the "war " room if anyone comes here whith the wrong purpose they take a dirt nap

[hanna256]

Gun control shouldn't mean we can't own guns anymore. I think gun control should mean that we register our weapons. Here in Canada it "was" supposed to be that way, you could still own all the guns you want just tell the RCMP (i.e. Canadian FBI) what you have and that is it. But years after years, slowly but surely the bureaucracy took over and now if we want to own anything other than a hunting gun we must have 32 exams, spend 1000$ and fill a billion forms just to get considered. What a shame. I would love the idea of gun control the way it was supposed to be, the RCMP knows where most of the guns are. But now we are considered criminals until we prove we are not.

I just hope this never happens in the US...

[geerair]

Originally posted by Special Ed
that e-mail seems staged. Can someone check that on snopes? I gotta go. You are right ed. Most of these types of e-mails are staged.

Snopes has an article about this e-mail.

[skrewt]

Originally posted by hanna256
Gun control shouldn't mean we can't own guns anymore. I think gun control should mean that we register our weapons. Here in Canada it "was" supposed to be that way, you could still own all the guns you want just tell the RCMP (i.e. Canadian FBI) what you have and that is it. But years after years, slowly but surely the bureaucracy took over and now if we want to own anything other than a hunting gun we must have 32 exams, spend 1000$ and fill a billion forms just to get considered. What a shame. I would love the idea of gun control the way it was supposed to be, the RCMP knows where most of the guns are. But now we are considered criminals until we prove we are not.

I just hope this never happens in the US...

Anybody ever seen "Red Dawn"?

Registered weapons are as good a confiscated weapons.

[geerair]

Originally posted by skrewt

Anybody ever seen "Red Dawn"?

Registered weapons are as good a confiscated weapons. Ah, getting your data from Hollywood are we?

[browntigerus]

I belive in gun control as far as:

0) No sales to convicted felons
1) All guns registered.
2) No sales to psycos
3) M16s, AK47, Uzi's should be banned.
4) Anyone waving gun in public, who has no license to carry the gun, should get's jail time.

[royc]

Originally posted by browntigerus
I belive in gun control as far as:

0) No sales to convicted felons
1) All guns registered.
2) No sales to psycos
3) M16s, AK47, Uzi's should be banned.
4) Anyone waving gun in public, who has no license to carry the gun, should get's jail time.




Interesting comment.

0)Felons who want to use a gun to commit a crime dont buy their weapons from legal channels, I have no problem with a criminal background check to purchase a weapon, as long the info is removed afterwards.

1)Read the above

3) If I'm a law abiding citizen and have a right to own a weapon, what difference does the type have to do with anything. The only goverments that fear ownership of any weapons, are dictatorships.

4) Not sure what you mean by "waving a gun in public", if you mean to carry a weapon in plain sight, I say why not if #3 above applies. What better deterent to a criminal knowing that the victim could defend themselfs. I actually prefere the concealed weapons law here in Florida, it leaves the criminal wonder whether any victim could potentialy defend themselfs, and even protects those who choose not to carry.


Roy

[jbfan]

this is from snopes

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp