For those that think guns should be banned in the US

3timesblessed · #1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2006, 11:17 PM

Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts...

From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia

Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real figures from
Down Under. It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were
forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by
our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500
million dollars.

The first year results are now in:

Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,

Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent ;

Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.

(Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not

and criminals still possess their guns!)

While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past
12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of
the elderly, while the resident is at home.

Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has
decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in
"successfully ridding Australian society of guns." You won't see this
on the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the
State Assembly disseminating this information.

The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the hands of
honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect
only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note Americans, before it's too late!

Gybrwe · #2 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 06:50 AM

While I'm a big fan of the 2nd Amendment, care to share where you got this from? It seems to be worded similarly to spam I received touting the benefits of cocktailing Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra to improve my sex life.

Bill

3timesblessed · #3 (**permalink**) 02-22-2006, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Gybrwe

While I'm a big fan of the 2nd Amendment, care to share where you got this from? It seems to be worded similarly to spam I received touting the benefits of cocktailing Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra to improve my sex life.

Bill

It came in an email from a Dr. friend of ours that lives in Australia. While you may think the wording is "spamish" the facts are the facts. If we ban guns and remove them from the innocent, the only ones that have them, then are the police and the criminals. People are naive in thinking that removing them from the public's hands will solve anything.