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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:09 AM Apr 2013

Anyone paying attention?

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Anyone paying attention? (Original Post) MrScorpio Apr 2013 OP

Oh come on. There's a reason for the drop in shootings. Archaic Apr 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #2

Plenty of sources confirm, including tough Aussies who like the law. Hoyt Apr 2013 #3

Yep. And my Aussie friends are happy with the law. pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #5

Wikipedia: Hissyspit Apr 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #10

How did they get Aussies to hand over their guns? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #4

Appeal to their better nature Fumesucker Apr 2013 #6

Bingo WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #7

But the 2nd Amendment is, like, sacred; it's in the Bible and everything; like the Constitu... Hekate Apr 2013 #9

Archaic

(273 posts)

1. Oh come on. There's a reason for the drop in shootings.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:12 AM

Apr 2013

Everybody was killed by giant spiders.

Seriously though, I think that even the trees in Australia are venomous.

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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Plenty of sources confirm, including tough Aussies who like the law.

Reply to guyton (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:24 AM

Apr 2013

Agree CNN misses a lot, but not this.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. Yep. And my Aussie friends are happy with the law.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:29 AM

Apr 2013

Including one who fought in Vietnam with the Third Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR).

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

8. Wikipedia:

Reply to guyton (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 02:54 AM

Apr 2013

Citations in the footnotes.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia

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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)

4. How did they get Aussies to hand over their guns?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:27 AM

Apr 2013

Show them pie charts???

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

6. Appeal to their better nature

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:31 AM

Apr 2013

Would never work here.

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)

7. Bingo

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:46 AM

Apr 2013

Hekate

(90,645 posts)

9. But the 2nd Amendment is, like, sacred; it's in the Bible and everything; like the Constitu...