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Old 04-21-2008, 05:54 AM
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Children with guns!?!?! Do I really need to explain myself? <<<MOD EDIT>>>
Yes what is your problem with firearms?

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Do you really want Australia to be like the USA? With every idiot thinking he has some sort of "right" to play out his Rambo fantasies?
Do you think if you gave australians guns we would go rambo? i for one certainly wouldn't.

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Sure, if you've got a property with feral pigs, or dogs or too many roos - a gun may be a useful tool (though it is still better to hire a professional shooter). There is absolutely no reason for anyone else to own one here.
I do target shooting every week. If were not allowed to practise shooting what will we do for the olympics? not compete?

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- 4 times the homicide rate we have
Nothing to do with guns. This is because of Americas higher crime rates. (caused by more poverty and racial tension) Please show me evidence linking guns to homicide rates. Your argument is one dimensional.

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(including 11 times more homicides involving guns),
Guns are a medium for homicide not the cause and as C-D-P mentioned 4 times as many people are killed with knifes than guns in America. (doesn't add up seeing all americans have access to knifes but only half have guns???)

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- 5 times more accidental deaths involving fierearms, and
- almost 5 times more total deaths from firearms
http://www.allcountries.org/gun_deaths_by_country.html
This is poor gun storage and safety it's a reason to promote gun training and safety. (especially for children)

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What possible reason could you have for wanting to inflict that sort of nonsense on Australia? What possible reason could you have for wanting to teach Australian children how to handle weapons?
There is nothing wrong with guns. Promoting safe use of guns at a young age is if anything beneficial to ensuring the safety of our children. Crime and violence have nothing to do with guns. If you think guns are the source of crime and hate please show some evidence instead of being insulting.

Last edited by Metrophobe; 04-21-2008 at 03:36 PM. Reason: Thread Continuity
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