On Thu, 1 May 2008 18:32:31 -0700 (PDT), "Operation Chaos!"
<truthmonger9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> stated, with limp-wristed glee,:
>On May 1, 6:32 pm, Sarah Houston <SHo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> http://www.gunmap.org/
>
>Vermont, being an uber-liberal state, is quite a shock to have no gun
>control and 49th in gun crime.
>
>Illinois on the other hand makes perfect sense. No gun permits
>period, and look at all the shootings. The victims can't defend
>themselves unless they too have an illegal gun!
Something a few of you may find interesting:
source: [alt.politics.usa.constitution.gun-rights][copy/paste]
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!
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