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Where did I limit things to just criminal activity?
I quoted 5 times more accidental deaths involving fierearms, and almost 5 times more total deaths from firearms in the USA then Australia.
That is not acceptable
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Hence proper training. As I have said in almost every weapon related thread I have posted on.
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Why would crime go down with the 1996 gun buy back?
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Many of the anti gunners seem to think that fewer guns owned by citizens means lower crime.
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Relatively few crimes in Australia involve guns, and the idea of owning a gun as protection against crime is very very rare here.
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Yes, hence my statment that reducing the number of weapons has done nothing, so what was its purpose?
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We have never had a "constitutional right" to own a gun, and most people never have.
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No, but you have the God given right to self defense. You may not feel a need to do so. But some do.
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Most in fact (like me) have never even seen one up close, let alone handled one.
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And as such, a poor knowledge of them. This makes it very difficult to talk to you.
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It has stopped random shootings by loonies though.
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Random shootings by loonies would be crime. And IIRC, the trend set in Aus (be it a small one) is every decade or so. And when it happens again (and it will eventually) you will not be able to defend yourself.
Can you address Chief's questions?