Gun laws in USA??
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I'll grant you culture, but there's never just one factor in these things. Australia didn't fundamentally change in 1996, but two things did: gun ownership rates, and the frequency of mass shootings. That is either an extraordinary coincidence or else the best vindication Howard could have possibly hoped for.
You clearly think he was wrong. How would you have proposed he respond to Port Arthur, and how confident are you that your suggestion would have had an anywhere near similarly impressive effect on these rates?
You clearly think he was wrong. How would you have proposed he respond to Port Arthur, and how confident are you that your suggestion would have had an anywhere near similarly impressive effect on these rates?
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Where did you get that data from about gun ownership? My instinctive reaction is that it's bogus.David wrote:I'll grant you culture, but there's never just one factor in these things. Australia didn't fundamentally change in 1996, but two things did: gun ownership rates, and the frequency of mass shootings. That is either an extraordinary coincidence or else the best vindication Howard could have possibly hoped for.
You clearly think he was wrong. How would you have proposed he respond to Port Arthur, and how confident are you that your suggestion would have had an anywhere near similarly impressive effect on these rates?
Edit, I realised what you were trying to say.
Yes, gun ownership reduced in 1996 with the gun buy back, but not that significantly as no one actually knows how many guns were in private hands prior to that.
The national baseline started in 1996 when people handed in some guns, registered a few others and left the rest in the wardrobe.
This is why the data shows that gun ownership has supposedly been increasing since 1996, because now they have to be registered when you purchase them and you can't just go to a blokes house, pay some cash and drive away with a bootload of guns like I could do when I was 16-17 up bush.
If you actually consider the number of firearms that were in private hands prior to when they started counting in 1996, the number of shootings, mass or otherwise, was still very low.
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If I had to go to uni these days I'd really want a gun on me.Skids wrote:I'm one who's always been on the right to have a gun side, but, open carry on campus? . Ridiculous.![]()
Actually, you're right, probably a bad idea.
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Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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Some epic trolling here:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016 ... n-petition
And really, on what grounds can they possibly say no, given their own arguments? Hypocrites.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016 ... n-petition
And really, on what grounds can they possibly say no, given their own arguments? Hypocrites.
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This gun ban is made by the venue itself.
http://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/policies
The GOP chose a venue for their National Convention that bans guns! Ridiculous decision.
How on earth can Trump, Cruz or Kasich be made safe - everyone will be disarmed and 'sitting ducks'. Kasich is Governor of Ohio, he should step in and allow free carry.
Here's the petition that asks for the arena to allow guns in to the Convention. Sign up for freedom! Protect The Donald!
https://www.change.org/p/quicken-loans- ... -in-july-2
The main points of the petition - the "fine detail" that Trump said he was unaware of are;
1. The Arena should suspend its ban on free carry of firearms.
2. The NRA should advocate so that states like Ohio don't have such loopholes
3. Kasich as Ohio Governor needs to also advocate to close such loopholes
4. Those in charge of the Republican Party who chose the venue should be immediately brought to task
5. All 3 candidates - Trump, Cruz & Kasich should now publicly push for all attending to be free to bring their firearms to the Convention.
http://www.theqarena.com/arena-info/policies
The GOP chose a venue for their National Convention that bans guns! Ridiculous decision.
How on earth can Trump, Cruz or Kasich be made safe - everyone will be disarmed and 'sitting ducks'. Kasich is Governor of Ohio, he should step in and allow free carry.
Here's the petition that asks for the arena to allow guns in to the Convention. Sign up for freedom! Protect The Donald!
https://www.change.org/p/quicken-loans- ... -in-july-2
The main points of the petition - the "fine detail" that Trump said he was unaware of are;
1. The Arena should suspend its ban on free carry of firearms.
2. The NRA should advocate so that states like Ohio don't have such loopholes
3. Kasich as Ohio Governor needs to also advocate to close such loopholes
4. Those in charge of the Republican Party who chose the venue should be immediately brought to task
5. All 3 candidates - Trump, Cruz & Kasich should now publicly push for all attending to be free to bring their firearms to the Convention.
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Something like this?stui magpie wrote:^
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