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Originally Posted by Humerox
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I have one word for you: propaganda. Sorry, I just skimmed through it a bit and found some of it hard to believe. I then googled for about 2 seconds and I was presented with contradictory evidence on a lot of their claims. They try to hide a lot of evidence and use extremely biased statistics. For example,
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Originally Posted by ArticlePostedPage366UnderResults;
In the 18 years up to and including 1996, the year of the
massacre at Port Arthur, Australia experienced 13 mass
shootings. In these events alone, 112 people were shot dead
and at least another 52 wounded (table 1).8 In the 10.5 years
since Port Arthur and the revised gun laws, no mass
shootings have occurred in Australia.
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However, there is a very famous shooting that occurred in Australia in 2002 however.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University_shooting
Granted it wasn't on the scale as the Port Arthur massacre, but it still happened and still qualifies as a mass shooting. Mass shooting don't happen very often and have a very sporadic turn out and therefore can only be categorized as anomalous tragedies.
However, Australia did lower their gun injuries and deaths substantially after 1996 and obviously so.
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Originally Posted by http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/australia;
2010: 236
2009: 227
2008: 232
2007: 237
2006: 246
2005: 212
2004: 234
2003: 287
2002: 292
2001: 326
2000: 324
1999: 347
1998: 312
1997: 428
1996: 516
1995: 470
1994: 516
1993: 513
1992: 608
1991: 618
1990: 595
1989: 549
1988: 674
1987: 694
1986: 677
1985: 682
1984: 675
1983: 644
1982: 689
1981: 618
1980: 687
1979: 685
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Rate of All Gun Deaths per 100,000 People
ChartIn Australia, the annual rate of all gun deaths per 100,000 population is
2010: 1.0615
2009: 1.04
2008: 1.08
2007: 1.12
2006: 1.19
2005: 1.04
2004: 1.16
2003: 1.45
2002: 1.49
2001: 1.68
2000: 1.69
1999: 1.83
1998: 1.67
1997: 2.31
1996: 2.82
1995: 2.59
1994: 2.88
1993: 2.89
1992: 3.47
1991: 3.57
1990: 3.48
1989: 3.26
1988: 4.06
1987: 4.25
1986: 4.21
1985: 4.31
1984: 4.34
1983: 4.20
1982: 4.56
1981: 4.15
1980: 4.67
1979: 4.71
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I actually tried to find some sort of overall statistical analysis from 1987-2012 in Australian crime rates, but the ABS only has records from 2008+ which really doesn't help me. I wouldn't be surprised though if the number of assaults stayed the same if not increased. Also, you can't really compare Australia to the USA. The USA has much denser and larger cities than Australia therefore crime rates are going to be higher. Also, the immigration laws in Australia are MUCH more strict than they are in the states and the USA has a lot more illegal immigrants than Australia.
What I am trying to say is that it is not simple.