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Re:Scientific American’s gun error by pretoriusB on Sunday December 23, 2012 @09:03AM (#4959463)
Well, the Australian cases of drug laws / murders provides enough validation for his case.
Re:Scientific American’s gun error by jtc331 on Sunday December 23, 2012 @09:50AM (#4959565)
Except that in both Australia and the UK the gun murder rates were already incredibly low before their respective gun bans. Their bans didn't actually lead to less violence than before their bans; in fact, violence actually increased post-ban.
Re:Scientific American’s gun error by lutusp on Sunday December 23, 2012 @10:39AM (#4959678)
This would only be scientifically defensible if there was another Australia, identical in every respect, with only one thing changed -- the thing being measured.