Not long ago Australia passed new gun control laws that banned numerous guns including airguns. Over 640,000 weapons were turned in or obtained in buyback programs. The new gun control legislation was driven by several mass shootings in Australia. (Weapons can be obtained legally but you must be able to prove a need to own.)
What has happened since that time? Have the people in Australia become safer? Gun control advocates like to tell us that is what will happen if more gun control is passed. That is rarely the case though. In Australia armed robberies have risen 69%, assault with guns is up 28%, gun murders are up 19% and home invasions are up 21%.
What is wrong with this picture? Gun control advocates such as Sarah Brady, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Diane Feinstien would have you believe this kind of increase in crime won't happen here if we have more gun control. If we look at our own history of concealed carry laws, when they were passed and the crime rates before and after the legislation, we see the exact opposite of what has happened in Australia. Crime has gone down in virtually every major area, murder, assault, rape, robbery, burglary and more.
I feel for the Australians, not only are they subjected to more violent crime than ever before, but they aren't likely to ever get back their freedom to own a firearm to defend themselves and their families ever again. Once freedoms are lost they are rarely regained. If they are regained, it is only at great cost. Australians are warning us to not let this happen here, will we listen and remain vigilant?
No comments:
Post a Comment