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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by chrismcb on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:12AM (#16480828)
Why do you think the "guns don't kill people" argument is broken? A gun is merely a tool that a murder uses to kill. After the gun control act in Australia the number of people killed didn't change much, just the method of killing them. The problem with most gun control arguments is it ignores the fact that someone choose to kill someone. The fact they choose to use a gun isn't really relevant.
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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by jacknews on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:25AM (#16480879)
Not true, Australian homicide rate reduced substantially. Gun deaths and injuries of course reduced very substantially. And many gun deaths and injuries are not premeditated murders, but accidents, suicides, and "heat of the moment" situations.

If "guns don't kill people", we'd trust (good) people to wield cruise missiles. Clearly the weapons do kill people.

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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by CompanionCuuube on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:48AM (#16480975)
We do trust good people with grenades/rockets/missiles. They're classified as Destructive Devices by the BATFE and you as a citizen can apply for approval to own them.

As for cruise missiles, those are covered by international treaty so outside the scope of discussion.

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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by chrisaycock on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:47AM (#16480972)
From Australia's own crime statistics: "Homicide in Australia has declined over the last 25 years. The current homicide incidence rate is the lowest on record in the past 25 years."

http://crimestats.aic.gov.au/NHMP/1_trends/

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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by CompanionCuuube on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:52AM (#16480990)
"The US is safer than ever — and Americans don’t have any idea"

America also had a decline over the last 25 years.

https://www.vox.com/2015/5/4/8546497/crime-rate-america

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Re:What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture by adamrezich on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:54AM (#16480998)
The same could be said of the US (as of 2014, at least)! https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-30/chicago
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