rbduck Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Got this from another site.... Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts... From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia Hi friends, 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 3.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 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. 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 Canadian evening news or hear your Member of Parliament disseminating this information. The Australian experience proves it. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding citizens. Take note Canadians, before it's too late! FORWARD TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST. [ I DID ] DON'T BE A MEMBER OF THE SILENT MAJORITY. BE OF THE VOCAL MINORITY WHO WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN IN CANADA. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Re: From Australia to Canada Good post... when they outlaw guns, only crim..... do i really need to say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Re: From Australia to Canada Did this really happen in australia and are the facts true??? if so some of our pro hunting organizations like Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters should be getting this information out. If it's true it's a great anti gun control tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Re: From Australia to Canada The statistics I don't know about , but the distruction of the firearms I watched on tv as they collected and destoyed them. Sad to say those increases are directly relative to the situation of confiscated firearms from law abiding citizens. Not gonna happen here if I can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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