Posted by schleprock on December 21, 2012, at 21:28:56 [reposted on December 22, 2012, at 17:00:36 | original URL]
In reply to Re: The NRA, posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 21, 2012, at 21:14:09
> In Australia back in 2006, a mentaly deranged man enacted one of the worlds worst mass shootings at a small tourist town called Port Arthur.
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> In the aftermath, our (conservative, right wing) federal government passed laws that
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> *restricted assult rifles to the defence force and special police units. No more were allowed to be sold, and existing weapons were brought back by the government and destroyed
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> *persons wanting a firearm had to prove legitimate need (ie, farmer, hunter etc)
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> *target shooters could have ahdn guns, but they had to be stored in a gun safe at the gun club, they couldnt be taken home
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> *a person wanting a firearms licence had to be assessed by the police, producre references as to his good character, and there was a 28 day waiting period
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> The Prime Minister got a lot of flack from the far right, but he pusehd the laws through.
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> Since then, there hasnt been a mass shooting in Australia (we had had quite a few previously), also, gun related violence and suicides among young men have dropped dramaticly
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> I know America isnt Australia, but change can be effected if the will is there.America would rather encourage gun ownership and pass restrictions on mental derangement.
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