Safety for Joe Public
I've done articles on this subject several times. Now here is another one from a police officer that supports my earlier work. Looks like the facts are coming out in Gun Control and the NRA wins on this one!! Australian Gun Law Update Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts from: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia Hi Yanks and Canadians, 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 crimi...