A wise man learns from his mistakes, a smart man can learn from the mistakes of others.
OBSERVABLE FACT, AFTER 12 MONTHS OF DATA:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2%
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6%
Australia-wide, armed-robberies are up 44% (yes, FORTY-FOUR
PERCENT)
In the state of Victoria, homicides-with-firearms are up
300%
Figures over the previous 25 years show a steady decrease in
homicides-with-firearms (changed dramatically in the past 12
months)
Figures over the previous 25 years show a steady decrease in
armed-robbery-with-firearms (changed dramatically in the past
12 months)
There has been a dramatic increase in breakins-and-assaults-of-
the-elderly
At the time of the ban, the Prime Minister said "self-defense
is not a reason for owning a firearm"
From 1910 to present, homicides in Australia had averaged about
1.8-per-100,000 or lower, a safe society by any standard.
The ban has destroyed Australia's standings in some international
sport shooting competitions
The membership of the Australian Sports Shooting Association
has risen to 112,000, a 200% increase, in response to the ban and
as an attempt to organize against further controls, which are
expected.
Australian politicians are on the spot and at a loss to explain
how no improvement in "safety" has been observed after such
monumental effort and expense was successfully expended in
"ridding society of guns". Their response has been to "wait
longer".
