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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (786487)5/27/2014 3:03:23 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 1577094
 
There's only one country that's addressed it's existing gun problem:
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When will the US learn from Australia? Stricter gun control laws save lives

After our own mass murder, Australia didn't ban guns, but we passed stronger regulations. Gun deaths dropped dramatically

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/14/america-mass-murder-australia-gun-control-saves-lives
...The 1996 reforms made gun laws stronger and uniform across Australia. Semi-automatic rifles were prohibited (with narrow exceptions), and the world's biggest buyback saw nearly 700,000 guns removed from circulation and destroyed. The licensing and registration systems of all states and territories were harmonised and linked, so that a person barred from owning guns in one state can no longer acquire them in another. All gun sales are subject to screening (universal background checks), which means you cannot buy a gun over the internet or at a garage sale...
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