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Originally Posted by Makedde
It wouldn't matter if firearms were banned, people will still find a way to access them.
After the Port Arthur massacre, Australia had a gun 'buy back' scheme, and no one, except those who were licensed, and farmers, were allowed to own a firearm. But yet, not a day goes by when we don't hear about someone being shot. This just proves that banning doesn't do a (*)(*)(*)(*) thing. When there's will, there's a way, and people will always manage to get their hands on something which has been prohibited.
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Originally Posted by f0ca1
The murder rate is lower in your fair land, than ours., and the firearm-related death rate is three times lower than ours.
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...but restricting gun ownership to sensible people (farmers) would appear to have some affect.
Don't go too deep with this post. There are a lot more issues involved in why the USA has such a high rate compared to AUS.