Australian gun ban . . .

[Frogman]

Check this out . . .


"And our politicians really don't care about us if this is duplicated in the USA.

Australian Gun Law Update
Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts....
From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia


Hi Yanks, 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 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, while the resident is at home.

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 American evening news or hear your governor or members of the State Assembly disseminating this information.

The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control
laws affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note Americans, before it's too late!
Will you be one of the sheep to turn yours in?


WHY? You will need it."


Jim

[KySongDog]

I have an Australian friend who told me the following. 

Australia passed a law to register all guns several years ago.   So when they passed the new law to confiscate guns, they knew who had what and where they were located.    A buddy of his decided to bury his guns in a PVC pipe and not turn them in to the authorities.    One night about 2 a.m. the police showed up at his house, broke down his door, and searched his home looking for the weapons.    He lied and told them they had been stolen long ago.  The police arrested him for failure to notify the police of the loss of the firearms.   

That scenario is what we have to look forward to in the U.S.