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57. Rueters seems to disagree with you:

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 05:43 PM

Apr 2017

The chances of being murdered by a gun in Australia plunged to 0.15 per 100,000 people in 2014 from 0.54 per 100,000 people in 1996, a decline of 72 percent, a Reuters analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed.

In 1996, Australia had 311 murders, of which 98 were with guns. In 2014, with the population up from about 18 million to 23 million, Australia had 238 murders, of which 35 were with guns.

It was the April 28, 1996, shooting deaths by a lone gunman of 35 people in and around a cafe at a historic former prison colony in Tasmania that prompted the government to buy back or confiscate a million firearms and make it harder to buy new ones.

The country has had no mass shootings since.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-guns-idUSKCN0XP0HG

And, gun buybacks were in the US have been largely successful. I think as the richest nation on earth, we could figure out how to upscale them without bankrupting the country.

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BREAKING UPDATE: Police: Multiple people shot and killed as gunman goes on shooting spree in Fresno [View all] bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 OP

Not again! herding cats Apr 2017 #1

How many times do we have to say this? NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #106

THANKS, you murder-loving fuckers at NRA! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #2

How is the NRA responsible? Marengo Apr 2017 #3

Gee, I dunno.... Coventina Apr 2017 #6

Thank you! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #9

California has the strictest gun laws in the country already ansible Apr 2017 #10

Clearly, they are not strict enough. Coventina Apr 2017 #11

You'd rather blame gun laws instead of his religion as a motivator for his attack? ansible Apr 2017 #14

Hell no I am not going to blame Islam! There are nearly 2 billion Muslims. Coventina Apr 2017 #18

So Islam is the problem? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #78

What new law would have prevented this? hack89 Apr 2017 #21

Well, Europe seems to be able to keep the rate of gun deaths at a fraction of ours. Coventina Apr 2017 #25

They have a robust social safety net and provide for the health and well being of their citizens hack89 Apr 2017 #29

Wow. So you're saying that only the poor and mentally ill commit gun crimes? Coventina Apr 2017 #31

There is a direct correlation between poverty and violent crime hack89 Apr 2017 #34

That still doesn't explain why non-poor people commit gun crimes, which they do by the thousands. Coventina Apr 2017 #36

I never said that only poor people kill others hack89 Apr 2017 #40

So how do you explain what happend in Australia when they passed strict gun control? Coventina Apr 2017 #43

Their murder rate was really low to start with and was steadily declining for decades before the ban hack89 Apr 2017 #52

Rueters seems to disagree with you: Coventina Apr 2017 #57

A drop of 63 total gun murders? With 35 murders in a single incident in 1996? hack89 Apr 2017 #59

You're the one making the claim that murders were no big deal in Australia Coventina Apr 2017 #68

Research indicates gun buy-backs in the USA are ineffective, collecting small numbers of guns. Marengo Apr 2017 #107

I have better things to do with my time than argue what's obvious. Coventina Apr 2017 #121

In other words you can't refute that fact, and please describe in detail your knowledge of my life. Marengo Apr 2017 #124

And firearms, as well... LanternWaste Apr 2017 #116

There are things we can do regarding gun laws hack89 Apr 2017 #119

Right, let's abolish all laws then since so many get routinely broken. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #12

California has defied the NRA and has passed strict gun control hack89 Apr 2017 #19

I'm willing to concede that the NRA is not directly responsible. Coventina Apr 2017 #23

This guy is a criminal. hack89 Apr 2017 #28

The NRA has been busily at work getting guns de-regulated and resisting making it harder Coventina Apr 2017 #30

Do you understand how the terror watch lists work? hack89 Apr 2017 #32

In what sense is someone on the terrorist watch list a part of a "well-regulated militia?" Coventina Apr 2017 #33

Irrelevant. Heller is the law of the land hack89 Apr 2017 #35

Yes, it is only guns. And, I will not make any apology for that because the 2nd amendment Coventina Apr 2017 #38

Ok. hack89 Apr 2017 #44

Which brings me back to the NRA, which actively spreads paranoia that ANY GUN CONTROL Coventina Apr 2017 #45

So was prohibition and Dred Scott mythology Apr 2017 #47

The point is Heller allows very strict regulation of guns hack89 Apr 2017 #54

Should people suspected of terrorism also be allowed to buy knives and motor vehicles? Marengo Apr 2017 #65

And here we go with the false equivalencies.... Coventina Apr 2017 #67

And yet a Renault truck killed more than the Pulse and San Bernardino shootings combined... Marengo Apr 2017 #72

My point is about guns and the ease of getting them to commit crimes. Coventina Apr 2017 #74

Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had no problem renting the non-weapon that killed 86. Marengo Apr 2017 #77

Yeah, and hijackers flew planes into buildings on 9/11. Coventina Apr 2017 #79

As guns aren't the only things used as weapons by terrorists, shouldn't we also be discussing how Marengo Apr 2017 #104

Background checks for knife purchases? What does a knife designed as a weapon look like? Marengo Apr 2017 #75

Oh please. Why don't you just defend the NRA instead of hiding behind all this? Coventina Apr 2017 #81

You wrote "I would say knives designed as weapons should be disallowed to terrorist suspects." Marengo Apr 2017 #103

Where do you think all of those guns come from? askyagerz Apr 2017 #51

And the funny thing is that gun deaths plummeted hack89 Apr 2017 #55

That has more to do with how we started schooling our society askyagerz Apr 2017 #60

So no direct correlation between number of guns and gun deaths hack89 Apr 2017 #61

A less violent society is goint to have less people willing to commit murder askyagerz Apr 2017 #70

Adding to the horrible and disgusting practices of the NRA is the simple Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #82

Thank you. This thread is unbelievable. Had no idea we had so many NRA fanboys here. Coventina Apr 2017 #85

It makes sense, many in our party are pro gun. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #86

I think there is something weird about being "pro-gun". Guns are designed for killing ONLY. Coventina Apr 2017 #89

Guns are tools that can be used for target practice or for survival. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #90

Your plan sounds reasonable to me, but it would make the NRA and their fans crazy. n/t Coventina Apr 2017 #92

Yes, it would, now I hear the pricks in the WH are coming after Marijuana use Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #94

Can they also be used for self defense? Marengo Apr 2017 #110

No hack89 Apr 2017 #95

And just how many Democrats does the NRA support, as opposed to Republicans? Coventina Apr 2017 #97

Doesn't matter hack89 Apr 2017 #99

I am sorry that your life is so full of fear that you need so many deadly weapons. Coventina Apr 2017 #122

I don't own guns for self protection. I live in a very safe town hack89 Apr 2017 #123

Not according to the Democratic party platform hack89 Apr 2017 #91

When and where in the US has militia membership been a prerequisite for the possession of Marengo Apr 2017 #109

You do realize California has the following.. Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #37

Please see my posts #25 & #30 Coventina Apr 2017 #41

Funny how other countries don't have the same problem mythology Apr 2017 #53

Where did the weapons used in the Charlie Hebdo and Paris attacks originate? Marengo Apr 2017 #62

Two things Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #114

What "reasonable" gun law, and what "safety features" could have prevented this shooting? Marengo Apr 2017 #64

Guns that only fire when handled by the registered, legal owner. Coventina Apr 2017 #69

Wrong hack89 Apr 2017 #93

I took the question by the other poster as a theoretical. Coventina Apr 2017 #96

If you want to do something in your life time hack89 Apr 2017 #98

Where are these available for sale to the general public? What of the several hundred million guns.. Marengo Apr 2017 #102

Don't focus on the fact that this is a Hate Crime. MicaelS Apr 2017 #71

*sigh* As I've said a few times in this thread: Coventina Apr 2017 #73

He also shouted "Allahu Akbar". Using your logic, that would mean that Islam was just as much of an jcmaine72 Apr 2017 #76

*bzzzt* Wrong. The NRA is an organization promoting the proliferation of deadly weapons. Coventina Apr 2017 #84

Yes melman Apr 2017 #112

Absolutely correct in all respects. n/t MicaelS Apr 2017 #113

It's unlikely he was legally in possession of it! See this article Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #105

Come on now! Calculating Apr 2017 #20

American gun rampages occur much more frequently than the car rampages in europe maxsolomon Apr 2017 #50

You can't be serious! VOX Apr 2017 #111

Blame the NRA! calendargirl Apr 2017 #117

"How is the NRA responsible?".... You've got to be kidding... Jack-o-Lantern Apr 2017 #4

See my post above Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #42

Blaming the NRA is shorthand for blaming Gun Culture maxsolomon Apr 2017 #48

I thought Gun Culture white, RW racists hack89 Apr 2017 #56

AA criminals smacks of racism HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #100

Convicted felons have no need for guns hack89 Apr 2017 #101

... shenmue Apr 2017 #5

Oh, crap! Not again! MineralMan Apr 2017 #7

Reports coming in he yelled "allah akhbar" B2G Apr 2017 #8

His FB page is still up as of now Lurks Often Apr 2017 #22

Isn't this LBN-worthy? randome Apr 2017 #13

I'm sure someone will post in LBN soon. n/t bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Lurks Often Apr 2017 #26

He targeted white people LittleBlue Apr 2017 #15

You're correct. bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #27

I have friends and family there pfitz59 Apr 2017 #16

Geez....lots of extended family in Fresno area sdfernando Apr 2017 #24

Trump will be all over this. Chipper Chat Apr 2017 #39

ShotSpotter technology was employed Brother Buzz Apr 2017 #46

I have seen the results in person HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #88

Does Anyone Know If This Technology Is Used In Chicago?..... global1 Apr 2017 #115

Yes, and it looks like they just installed it this year Brother Buzz Apr 2017 #125

That's Good News - Hope It Helps......nt global1 Apr 2017 #126

And yet white right wing terrorists again unnoticed by media Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #49

Are you shitting me? hack89 Apr 2017 #58

I've no idea what you are talking about. Google what? Are you telling me that these Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #63

To be fair, TexasTowelie Apr 2017 #87

Yes I know locally it's being discussed. My point is on a national level Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #108

Ugh. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #66

We have a mental health crisis in this nation. jcmaine72 Apr 2017 #80

Between this and the Berkley protest, California needs to calm down HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #83

This is a depressing thread for 2 reasons. randome Apr 2017 #118

Now that more info is out, the motivations of the attacker raise questions uncomfortable to some Amishman Apr 2017 #120

Yes, the shooting does not fit into DU's accepted narrative, Lurks Often Apr 2017 #127

Exactly. MicaelS Apr 2017 #128