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Originally Posted by Humerox
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Figure 1B and table 3 indicate that the rate of total nonfirearm
homicides increased by an average of 1.1% per year
before the introduction of the gun law and reduced by an
average of 2.4% per year after the introduction of the gun
laws
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Why are they only focusing on death rates Humerox?
From this survey:
http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/0/B/...%7Dfacts11.pdf
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Since 1996, the rate of assault in Australia has been far higher than any other type of
violent crime. At its peak in 2007, the assault rate was 840 per 100,000 population.
In 2010, the rate fell to 766 victims per 100,000 population.
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Originally Posted by Humerox
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The study included non-firearm homicides and suicides. Suicides remain high and have slightly increased lending credence to the possibility that if you're going to off yourself, you will. Non-firearm homicides remain about the same. Since there has been a drastic drop in firearm related homicides, it's not irrelevant because overall rates have dropped.
You need to read the study and refute the statistics...not peruse the conclusions. I wanted some debate, lol.
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It is all around death Humerox. I was actually trying to compile a list of sexual assault rates and other non-fatal violent crimes from 1996-2010, but the ABS doesn't always share those statistics every year.... I did see rises in sexual assault on the statistics they did post and then they stopped for 5 years and then started again. It makes it hard to make a case, but the trend was generally rising.
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Originally Posted by Humerox
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Overall murder/violence in Australia HAS NOT increased. I want to see equally valid research articles that contradict what I linked. Not shit from Fox or the Examiner or The National Enquirer.
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Murder according to the statistics given has fallen. Violence has risen.