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brush

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1. There haven't been anymore mass shootings since the Port Arthur massacre in the '90s.

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 10:09 PM

Feb 2018

Following the mass shooting, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, introduced strict gun control laws within Australia and formulated the National Firearms Programme Implementation Act 1996, restricting the private ownership of semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic shotguns and pump-action shotguns as well as introducing uniform firearms licensing. It was implemented with bipartisan support by the Commonwealth, states and territories.

Since then only a domestic violence incident with 4 killed has happened so Australia's action worked.

There is no real excuse for it not to be tried here except for the resistance of the NRA and gun humpers.

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Questions about how Australian gun law changes have played out [View all] Ken Burch Feb 2018 OP

There haven't been anymore mass shootings since the Port Arthur massacre in the '90s. brush Feb 2018 #1

This. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #3

There is google. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #2

sheshe2, I'm not AGREEING with what those people said. I wanted to be able to REFUTE their argument Ken Burch Feb 2018 #4

Got it. Okay. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #5

In addition to the above Thyla Feb 2018 #6

That is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #7

Glad I could help. Thyla Feb 2018 #8