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Originally Posted by Adak
And do you sir, have ANY evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, showing that unarmed, defenseless people, are safe from violence?
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Why yes. As a matter of fact, I do.
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On April 28, 1996, a gunman opened fire on tourists in a seaside resort in Port Arthur, Tasmania. By the time he was finished, he had killed 35 people and wounded 23 more. It was the worst mass murder in Australia's history.
Twelve days later, Australia's government did something remarkable. Led by newly elected conservative Prime Minister John Howard, it announced a bipartisan deal with state and local governments to enact sweeping gun-control measures. A decade and a half hence, the results of these policy changes are clear: They worked really, really well.
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But here's the most stunning statistic. In the decade before the Port Arthur massacre, there had been 11 mass shootings in the country. There hasn't been a single one in Australia since.
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The above quotes are from here:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/18/506...-provides.html
A Times magazine article on the UK and Australia bans:
http://world.time.com/2012/12/17/whe...and-australia/
So there you have it - hard statistical data.
Go peddle your NRA talking points elsewhere.